2 labourers die after pit they were digging caved in
Two construction labourers died on Tuesday evening, September 20, 2022, after a pit they were digging caved in leaving two others trapped – Tharaka Nithi Fire and Rescue confirmed. The four labourers were tasked with installing water equipment for the Chogoria Water and Sanitation Project in Maara constituency, Tharaka Nithi county, before the 15 feet […]
Robbery syndicate now targeting cows in Tharaka Nithi County
A robbery syndicate is now targeting cows and other livestock such as goats in a new wave of robbery witnessed in Kirege, Chuka/Igambang’ombe Constituency. Within a month, over four cases of livestock theft have been reported in the area, raising security concerns among member of the public, the latest episode being on Thursday 15, September […]
38,517 locals facing hunger in Tharaka Nithi county
Over 38,517 people are affected by drought and need relief food in Tharaka Nithi County. According to an assessment by the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA), the drought status in the county has been brought about by poor rainfall performance, leading to the loss of two cropping seasons and ranking the county at Alert Phase. […]
Tharaka Nithi : Body of newborn baby retrieved from pit latrine
The body of a decomposing newborn baby was on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, retrieved from a pit latrine in Ruria village in Muthambi Sub-County in Tharaka Nithi County. A 24-year-old lady identified as June Karimi dumped the infant before fleeing prompting the search for the infant. June’s grandmother Millicent Nkinga said that her granddaughter had […]
Tharaka Nithi: Night guard discovers abandoned baby in classroom
Residents of Kairuni in Tharaka Nithi County were left startled after a one week baby was found abandoned inside a classroom in Kairuni Primary School in Chogoria on Saturday,20 August 2022 night. According to the school night guard, he heard the baby cry at around 9 pm as he was doing routine patrols in the […]
Tharaka-Nithi: Coffee farmers demand direct pay from New KPCU
Coffee farmers in Tharaka-Nithi County are now demanding direct payments of their proceeds to their accounts from the New Kenya Planters Cooperative Union (KPCU). The farmers want New KPCU, which mills and markets their coffee, to determine payment rates and process payments directly to their accounts and not through their cooperative society. The New KPCU […]
Tharaka Nithi: Returning Officer calls for calm as vote tallying delays
Chuka Igambangombe constituency Returning Officer Josephine Mwiti has asked residents to be patient and allow IEBC to finalize tallying. By Wednesday morning, only 58 of the 234 polling stations had submitted ballot papers and boxes at the Constituency tallying centre at Chuka Boys High School, confirming delays in the tallying process. “This exercise can go […]