British Army in Kenya confirms cholera outbreak common in monkeys
The British Army in Kenya has confirmed a severe outbreak of cholera in Kenya with several cases reported in Nanyuki, Laikipia County. In a statement through the Directorate of Public Communications, a unique strain of the disease, commonly found in China and linked to farmed monkeys has been reported. “The British Army in Kenya has […]
Police in Nanyuki arrest 99-year-old woman allegedly abetting criminal gang
Police in Majengo, Nanyuki town on Friday, June 9, 2023, dramatically arrested a 99-year-old woman believed to be selling illicit brew and abetting a criminal gang. Laikipia East Deputy Commissioner Patrick Muli stated that the old lady played sick when she learnt that the undercover visitors at her compound were police officers. She subsequently caused […]
Students stranded at Nanyuki stage as schools reopen
Many students have been stranded at the Nanyuki bus station waiting to commute to various destinations as schools re-open today Thursday, August 18, 2022. Although the bus fare has remained constant, the challenge is that the number of students travelling to school is high following the directive by the Ministry of Education that all schools […]
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 […]
Nanyuki Policare launched
The Nanyuki Policare centre that is meant to address Sexual and Gender-based Violence (SGBV) under a one-stop-shop centre in the region has officially been launched. The project which cost Ksh 9 million was jointly supported by the National Police Service (NPS), British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK) and the UK’s REINVENT programme. Speaking during the […]
Linturi wants prosecution compelled to give him nude photos, videos allegedly taken by woman accusing him of attempted rape
Meru senator Mithika Linturi has lodged afresh application seeking the court to order the state to furnish him with photos and videos allegedly taken by a woman he is accused of attempting to rape at a Nanyuki hotel. When the criminal case was called for hearing at a court in Milimani, Linturi asked the magistrate […]
At 17, they had killed a man – Chilling revelation of inmates who escaped from Nanyuki Prison
Three of the inmates who staged a daring escape from Nanyuki Prisons on Saturday morning had on October 24, 2017, murdered Lmalewan Lesondoreka in Kilimoni, Laikipia North Sub-county when they were only aged 17. Due to their violent and unruly behaviour, the authorities were in 2018 forced to transfer them from Nyeri Children’s Remand Home […]