Murang’a: Rape, defilement suspect re-arrested after escaping from police custody
Police in Murang’a arrested a suspect wanted for defilement on Monday morning after he engaged them in a chase in Maragua, Murang’a county. “In an incident that brought Maragua town to a standstill, Andrew Ngugi Wairimu alias Makai, was finally cornered after escaping from lawful custody on June 4, 2021,” the police report stated. Detectives […]
Murang’a family exhumes body after realizing it buried wrong body
A family from Gaitheri village in Gaturi, Kiharu, Murang’a County has exhumed a body they buried two weeks ago after it emerged that it did not belong to their kin. The exercise which was conducted under the supervision of police officers and public health officers attracted huge number of people who came to witness the […]
Shock as 65-year-old Murang’a woman cuts off husband’s head after domestic quarrel
Residents of Kagumo-ini village in Kandara, Murang’a were left in utter shock after an elderly woman beheaded her husband Sunday morning. Margaret Wanjiru,65, is said to have attacked John Ndung’u, 99, with a panga after a domestic dispute. According to Betty Mumbi, a daughter-in-law to the deceased, Wanjiru woke up in the morning and started […]
Revenge over debt? New twist in gruesome murder of Muranga woman whose body was cut in three pieces, dumped near school
The family of Joyce Wanjira who was brutally murdered and her body dumped in Kenol Maragua last Saturday now suspects she could have been killed by people who she owed some money. Speaking on condition of anonymity, a family member told K24 Digital that unidentified men used to drop by their homestead asking for Wanjira […]
Murang’a police officer arrested for grabbing Ksh1,100 from Tuk Tuk driver’s hand, pocket
A police officer is being held at Kandara Police Station in Murang’a County for allegedly robbing a Tuk Tuk driver Ksh1,100. A report by the DCI indicates that the officer in question flagged down a Piaggio Tuk Tuk drive, with registration number KTWA 546X, and reportedly demanded Ksh2,000 from him for unknown reasons. When the […]
DCI seizes elephant tusks worth over 10 million, arrests four suspects
According to the DCI, the suspects were nabbed after a successful ambush by ‘Interpol Usalama 7’ who got hold of them from their cars.
Leaked: Agikuyu’s holy tree in Murang’a has visible female and male sexual organs
The Mukurwe wa Nyagathanga shrine located in Murang’a County is the cradle of the Agikuyu community. When you visit Mukurwe wa Nyagathanga which is also known as ‘Kihumo kia Agikuyu’ (Source of the Agikuyu) or ‘Mucií wa Gíkúyú na Múmbi’ (the home of Gikuyu and Mumbi) you meet several magical and amazing things. Just a […]