Bodies pile up in Meru as mortuaries struggle to dispose unclaimed corpses
Meru Teaching and Referral Hospital is in crisis after its mortuary is filled up to capacity following delays by the courts to give Disposal Orders for unclaimed bodies. The morgue chambers, whose capacity is 60 bodies, is currently holding about 319 bodies overstretching the facility and posing a health hazard. The pile-up of bodies at […]
Meru: Irate villagers cane woman in public for having sex with 27-year-old son
A middle-aged woman in Meru escaped death by a whisker on Tuesday October 25, 2022, when angry villagers stormed her home after she was allegedly found making love with her son. The woman from Kiguchwa in Tigania Central faced the wrath of her fellow women after she was reported to have been intimate with her […]
2 pupils, school bus driver killed in grisly road accident
Two Kamiguru primary school pupils and their bus driver were on Friday, August 26, killed after their vehicle was involved in an accident at Ntharene Market in South Imenti, Meru County. 10 other pupils were injured in the early morning accident. The learners were on their way to school when a lorry rammed their school […]
Gachagua whisked to safety after chaos erupt in his Meru rally
United Democratic Alliance (UDA) presidential running mate Rigathi Gachagua was on Wednesday, July 13 forced to cut short his political campaign tour in Meru County after two groups of rowdy youths started throwing stones at each other. Gachagua was addressing a rally in Mutuati, Igembe North when the incident happened. The Kenya Kwanza Coalition presidential running […]
Lion-looking carrier bag sends Meru locals into panic mode, call KWS for help
Kenya Wildlife Services(KWS) officers in Meru were concerned after they began to receive several phone calls from residents of the Kiangua location on Thursday, May 5 about a lion on the loose. Officials were then dispatched to track down the big cat that was apparently hiding in a hedge in one of the villages in […]
Police officer in Meru shoots civilian outside bank, surrenders to his boss
A police officer on Tuesday, January 11 shot and wounded a civilian outside a local bank in Imenti South, Meru County before surrendering to his bosses. In a report seen by K24 Digital, Roy Muchiri shot the civilian identified as Pharis Karani Gitobu on his leg following a disagreement outside the bank. The matter was […]
25 motorbikes seized as police arrest 4 theft suspects in Meru
Police in Laare, Meru County have seized 25 motorcycles believed to have been recently stolen from the region. The security agents have also arrested four suspects in connection to the theft. The four suspects arrested during the crackdown were unable to explain how they purchased the said motorcycles. Confirming the incident, Igembe North Police Commander […]