Tharaka Nithi: Missing senatorial ballot papers push voting deadline to Wednesday
Voting in one of the two voting centres at Mubukuro Primary School in Chuka, Tharaka Nithi county was suspended for 10 hours after Senatorial candidate ballot papers went missing. Voters scheduled to vote in centre two started the exercise at 6 AM with their counterparts in centre one having to paralyze voting indefinitely to allow […]
Tharaka Nithi: Missing senatorial ballot papers push voting deadline to Wednesday
Voting in one of the two voting centres at Mubukuro Primary School in Chuka, Tharaka Nithi county was suspended for 10 hours after Senatorial candidate ballot papers went missing. Voters scheduled to vote in centre two started the exercise at 6 AM with their counterparts in centre one having to paralyze voting indefinitely to allow […]
‘KIEMS kit is the way to go for credible election’ – Tharaka Nithi governor insists amid system failure
Tharaka Nithi Governor Muthomi Njuki has commended the decision to use KIEMS kit in the general elections saying the manual register was a loophole for rigging elections. The incumbent governor who is seeking to retain his seat on a UDA Party ticket noted that he was impressed by the efficiency of the KIEMS kit and […]
At least 24 dead after Modern Coast bus plunged into River Nithi
Twenty four people have been confirmed dead and several others in critical condition after the bus they were traveling in from Meru to Mombasa lost control at the deadly Nithi bridge black spot in Tharaka Nithi county. Speaking after temporally suspending the rescue mission at around 10:00 pm, Tharaka Nithi County police commander Donatha Chari […]
Scores feared dead after Modern Coast bus plunges into River Nithi
Several people are feared dead after a Mombasa-bound bus lost control and plunged into River Nithi at the Nithi bridge black spot in Tharaka Nithi County. The Modern Coast bus was heading to Mombasa from Meru with an unknown number of passengers. According to eyewitnesses, the 43-seater bus lost control at the black spot and […]
Tharaka Nithi: One dead, several injured in road accident
One person has died while scores have been left injured after a grisly road accident along the Meru-Nairobi highway, Tharaka Nithi county. Confirming the incident, Alex Mugambi, the county’s fire department stated that the incident occurred after the driver lost control of the vehicle. The injured were quickly rushed to Chuka General hospital where they […]
7-year-old girl dies, seven more children hospitalized after consuming poisonous chicken in Tharaka Nithi
It is alleged a 7-year-old girl from Igumo village in Marimanti ward in Tharaka Nithi County died, while seven others and one adult were admitted to hospital after consuming meat from a sick chicken. Charity Kaindi who lost her daughter claims her child was invited by his grandfather on Monday evening to his house, where […]