Shock as broken-down car disappears after man left it on road in search of mechanic
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations has urged law-abiding Kenyans to assist a man whose vehicle had broken down, forcing him to leave it by the roadside as he went in search of a mechanic. According to the detectives, Stephen Kamau, was heading to Murang’a from Maragua town when his motor vehicle stalled in the middle […]
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 […]
Fear in Murang’a as body of woman cut into three pieces, dumped near school
Residents of Kagaa village in Kenol Maragua, Murang’a county are reeling in shock after they found a mutilated body of a middle-aged woman dumped near Kagaa Secondary School. The body was discovered by the students who were going to school who then alerted the neighbours and the teachers. Mary Wanjiru, one of the residents said […]
Nigerian man in court for forcing Murang’a woman into oral sex, posting the video on WhatsApp status
A Nigerian man who posted a video of his 24-year-old Murang’a girlfriend on his Whatsapp status while giving him a blowjob has been charged with threatening to kill her. According to a police report, the accused who is identified as Joseph Adekunle Odu, requested the complainant, Caroline Wanjiku Wairimu, to meet him in his Ruaka […]
10-year-old girl gives birth in Murang’a as teenage pregnancies rise
Murang’a County Executive Officer for Health Joseph Mbai has raised an alarm over increased teen pregnancies in the area. Mbai has revealed that, in the month of June, two minors aged 10 and 12 were among girls who were reported pregnant in a pool of 365 cases. He says this figure was captured in health […]
Murang’a family in agony after losing four family members to Covid-19 in one week
A family in Mukurwe Gatanga in lower Murang’a is in agony after losing four family members to Covid-19 in a span of one week. James Mwangi said his grandmother, father, brother to his father and another close relative succumbed to the virus and they have only managed to bury three of them. He said the […]