Johnson Muriithi
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Man dies in flooded swamp in Kirinyaga County
According to locals led by Samuel Gichuki, the victim, John Ndambiri, was attempting to navigate the swollen swamp when he drowned.
Families in Kirinyaga mourn kin killed in KDF chopper crash alongside General Ogolla
The ill-fated helicopter was carrying 11 other military officers, nine of whom were killed alongside CDF Ogolla in the crash, leaving only two survivors.
Over 100 families flee homes as floods rock Kirinyaga
The families were forced to seek refuge in a local private school.
Two die, three injured after motorbike crashes into TukTuk on Kutus-Samson Corner road
Among the dead was a boda boda rider and his pillion customer who were headed towards Kutus.
Form Three student who killed 12-year-old cousin in Kirinyaga arrested in Ruaka
The Gathuthiini Secondary School student was nabbed at his uncles home in Ruaka, Kiambu County, on Saturday morning.He is expected to be transferred to Kirinyaga where he will be held at Kiamaciri Police Station before being taken to court to face murder charges....
Manhunt on for Form Three student who killed 12-year-old cousin in Kirinyaga
The suspect reportedly killed his Grade Seven cousin under unclear circumstances, after the pair were left alone in their family home.Confirming the incident, Kirinyaga Police Commander Andrew Naibei said the victim's body had been moved to Kibugi Funeral Home a...
Kirinyaga killer brew bar owner denied bond as all 7 witnesses blind
California bar owner John Muriithi, through his lawyer Kemunto Magara, had applied to be released on bond in the case where he is charged with two counts.He faces the first count of causing the death of 17 people at Kangai village, and the second of stealing exhibits locked at Kiamaciri Po...
Over 20 families count losses after heavy rains in Kirinyaga
Residents living along the Makutano-Mwea highway were the most affected due to the poor water drainage systems from Mbeere areas of Embu County.
Waiguru signs into law new law to protect public from alcohol consumption dangerous
The enactment of the Kirinyaga County Alcoholic Drinks Control Act, 2023 comes in the wake of death of 17 people who had consumed ethanol laced brew at Kangai and Kandongu villages in Mwea West sub-county.
Man accused of beheading wife during a fight found dead
The man and his wife had separated for a while, but the wife would come home to see her children and cook for them.