Tag: Meru

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 […]

Armed prison warder who had travelled from Meru to kill wife in Thika arrested

Sleuths attached to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Wednesday, August 25, nabbed a prison warder who disappeared from duty in Meru while armed with a G3 rifle with a mission to kill his girlfriend. In a statement by DCI boss George Kinoti, the officer identified as Edwin Omuse, stormed out of Kangeta GK […]

Senator Linturi claims he was beaten up and stripped naked in rape case allegation

Embattled Meru Senator Mithika Linturi has replied to allegations of sneaking into a couple’s hotel room when the husband was out and allegedly attempting to rape the said woman. According to a statement released by his lawyers, Linturi says five men violently stormed to his room at the luxurious Mayian villas in the early morning […]

Meru man who has been pushing his disabled wife in wheelchair chokes her to death

Reliable sources indicated that the man accused the lady of allegedly infecting him with HIV\AIDS, however they state that he has been taking her to the clinic to get her medicine.

Kiraitu comments spark Meru-Isiolo-Garissa boundary row

Five Isiolo lawmakers fault Meru Governor Kiraitu Murungi for allegedly claiming that Ngaremara Ward should be in his county.