Gachagua lauds Nyandarua MCAs for tightening noose on illicit liquor traders
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has lauded Members of the County Assembly of Nyandarua County following their efforts to end the consumption of illicit liquor and drug abuse in the county. The MCAs have enacted the new Nyandarua County Alcoholic Drinks Act, 2023, which aims to end the uptake of illicit liquor in the county. Gachagua […]
Nyandarua administrator arrested for soliciting Ksh40K bribe from bar owners, EACC says
Nyandarua Sub-County Administrator Joseph Kamau Gathenge has been arrested over allegations of soliciting a bribe from two local bar owners. According to the Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission, the suspect had demanded Ksh40,000 from the traders as a condition for releasing keg cylinders, keg pumps and beer that he had confiscated and detained by his team. […]
Thieves steal juvenile’s body from mortuary in Nyandarua
Unknown thieves broke into JM Kariuki Hospital morgue in Nyandarua county and stole a body of a 10-year-old on Tuesday night December 6, 2022. A mortuary attendant told police on Wednesday that he realized there was a break-in at the mortuary when he was reporting to work in the morning at around 8 am. The […]
Police trailing gang causing political havoc in Nyandarua
Two gang groups suspected to be on the payroll of politicians have been placed under the police radar for disrupting rallies and intimidating female campaigners in Nyandarua County. Speaking during a daylong county conference held on Wednesday, June 15, the County police boss, Omar Orero revealed that two local politicians are suspected to be bankrolling […]
Nyandarua: Police arrest man suspected to be selling dog meat
Police in Nyandarua are holding a man suspected to have been selling dog meat to unsuspecting buyers in Wanjohi area, Kipipiri sub-county. The suspect identified as Ndirangu Wahome was arrested on Sunday, May 5, 2022, after one Margaret Wambui reported to the area chief that he was hawking suspected fried dog meat in a hot pot. […]
Tents, chairs for hire business on the brink of collapse as politicians pick party colours
Many youth and women groups that own tents and chairs for hire in Laikipia and Nyandarua have been losing business during political functions due to the colour of their tents. Organisers of such events are so attached to colours of their political parties that they refuse to take anything that has a colour of a […]
New KCC ventures into goat and camel milk production
This is the first time in Kenya that a major processor will be venturing into goat and camel milk production in large scale.