Bartender jailed for 1 year for selling goods with counterfeit excise stamps
A Nyeri bartender has been sentenced to one year in jail for selling goods affixed with counterfeit excise stamps. The convict, Terresah Njeri Wanjiru, has been given an alternative of paying a Ksh500,000 fine after pleading guilty to the charges. In a statement, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) announced that Wanjiru had been charged alongside […]
Nyeri lawmakers lead residents in destroying alcohol worth Ksh4M
Angry residents in Nyeri and their leaders destroyed 34,000 bottles of beer worth Ksh4 million confiscated by police in Karatina town last week. Led by area Member of Parliament Eric Wamumbi and Nyeri Senator Wahome Wamatinga, the residents broke into a store in one of the government offices where the beer had been stored and […]
Double tragedy as 2 men die after fight over Ksh20 debt in Nyeri
Two men died on Tuesday night after a fight over a Ksh20 debt in Nyeri town. A police report seen by K24 Digital indicates that Kelvin Wachira Mugo, aged 20, was stabbed in the neck by one Githinji near Naivas supermarket at around 7:00 pm after a disagreement over the unsettled debt. Police on the […]
Governor Kahiga responds to TikToker who challenged him to have Java, KFC set up in Nyeri
A day after a TikTok user challenged Mutahi Kahiga to bring everything to a stop and first ensure there is a Java and KFC in Nyeri, the governor now says there is a need to put up a mall in Nyeri county. The clip that circulated all over social media had a message to governor […]
Kahiga dismisses claims Nyeri county has employed 102 rat catchers
Nyeri County Governor Mutahi Kahiga has refuted claims that there are 102 rat catchers employed by the county government saying that he was misquoted. Kahiga who had appeared before the Senate Public Accounts committee to respond on audit queries has said that he was explaining the huge wage bill whereby the counties inherited a huge […]
Nyeri: 11 couples tie knot in mass wedding
There was jubilation and ululation at PCEA Tambaya Church in Mukurwe-in Constituency, Nyeri county after 11 couples participated in a mass wedding sponsored by the church. Of the newly wedded the oldest was 85 years old man who married his 83-year-old wife in 1963 under Kikuyu customary marriage while the youngest groom was 33 years […]
Senator Wahome Wamatinga launches porridge distribution programme in Nyeri county schools
Nyeri senator Wahome Wamatinga has started a programme to distribute porridge flour in 30 Nyeri schools from the areas that are worst hit by drought. The senator said that they identified the schools from the most venerable areas such as the informal settlements and the drought-stricken areas. “We have initiated a pilot programme where we […]