Tag: Mwea

Mwea settlement scheme residents stage demonstration, petition gov’t over subdivision

Residents living in the disputed Mwea settlement scheme on Wednesday, January 17, 2024, staged peaceful demonstrations to present their petition to authorities over what they term a skewed subdivision of the land. The residents in their hundreds who were drowned from the expansive land trucked more than 80 kilometres from where the land is located to the sub-county […]

Mwea schools performed poorly in KCSE because of child labour – MP Mary Maingi

Mwea Member of Parliament (MP) Mary Maingi has attributed poor performance by schools in her constituency to child labour, substance abuse and lack of enough teachers. The MP noted that Mwea East Sub-county had a mean score of 3.97 while Mwea West Sub-county managed a mean score of 3.297 in last year’s KCSE exams. “Those […]

Mwea: Worry as 5 people lynched in 4 days

At least five people have been lynched in Mwea, Kirinyaga county, in the last four days, raising concerns over a worrying trend where members of the public are increasingly taking matters into their own hands. Two of the suspected cattle rustlers were killed on Wednesday evening at Muthilu village in Makima ward. According to Makima […]

Mwea residents raise concern over increased cases of divorce caused by hunger

Professionals from the Mwea ward in Embu county have raised concern over the increased rate of divorce cases within the area due to hunger. While addressing the press in the Karaba market, the professionals said many men had divorced their wives due to the challenges of providing food for the family. Women within the area […]

Police arrest suspect linked to murder of his friend whose body was found in pit latrine

Police in Nanyuki have arrested a man linked to the murder of his friend under unclear circumstances. The suspect identified as John Mwangi was arrested in Nanyuki, Laikipia County where he was hiding after committing the heinous act. According to a police report, Mwangi is said to have killed 31-year-old Stephen Murimi and disposed of […]

Kirinyaga County Government kills millions of birds

Kirinyaga County Government has started a three-day bird-elimination exercise aimed at saving 72, 000Kgs of rice from destruction daily.