Every Murang’a man gets involved with 14 sexual partners in a lifetime – KNBS report
While men are more likely to report a higher number of lifetime sex partners than women recent research reveals that men from Murang’a county top the list. This is according to the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS) 2022 report by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics(KNBS). The study analyzed the responses of over 253 men […]
Muranga: Six family members die in fire incident
Police in Murang’a county are investigating a case where six family members from Kandara perished in a fire incident in the wee hours of Sunday morning. Margaret Wambui, aged 60, her three daughters and two grandchildren were burned beyond recognition after the fire gutted down their house. According to the neighbours, they heard screams coming […]
Murang’a: Motorists in agony as petrol stations run out of fuel
Motorists in Murang’a town and its environs are in agony following fuel shortage in petrol stations in the area. Out of eight fueling stations, only one had fuel which saw the motorists scramble to get it even in small quantities. The station manager Newton Mwangi said they had to put a limit on the quantity […]
Murang’a: Man takes part in drinking competition, dies
A drinking spree among a peer group in Murang’a ended tragically after one of the youth died after consuming what is believed to be a lethal alcohol. Leon Mbutu is said to have been in the company of his friends whom they were competing to drink but he was overwhelmed. According to eyewitnesses who sought […]
IEBC summons Sabina Chege over controversial election remarks
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has summoned Murang’a Woman Representative Sabina Wanjiru Chege over her utterances claiming that during the 2017 election, there was vote-rigging which saw President Uhuru Kenyatta declared as the winner. Sabina is required to appear before the commission’s Electoral Code of Conduct Enforcement Committee on Tuesday, February 15 to […]
Joseph Irungu resigns as Water PS to run for Muranga governor’s seat
Water PS Joseph Irungu has tendered his resignation from the government to the Head of Public Service Joseph Kinyua. Irungu’s resignation is in compliance with an earlier directive by the Head of Public Service, instructing State Officers and Public Officers vying for political posts to vacate office on or before February 8, 2022. Irungu now […]
Two suspected robbers nursing injuries after encounter with city DCI detectives
Two robbery suspects are nursing gunshot wounds at a city hospital after they snatched a mobile phone from a detective who was driving an unmarked police vehicle and defied orders to stop. The robbery suspects, who were shamelessly snatching mobile phones from motorists at the Allsopps interchange last evening, met chief inspector Elizabeth Lumumba in […]