Author: George Mugo

Kenya Power officials narrowly escaped death at dawn on Wednesday when Matathia residents in Kijabe ward, Lari constituency, attacked them, suspecting they planned to steal an electricity transformer. Their official car was pelted with stones by irate locals, who also deflated its tires, reflecting heightened tensions over frequent transformer thefts causing blackouts in the region. Police reported a resident noticed a car parked near a church with occupants loitering and alerted others. Patrolling locals raised the alarm at 2 a.m., waking the village. They intercepted the officials, who tried to flee. The crowd attacked with crude weapons, leaving one official…

A former Member of County Assembly in Kiambu has defended the leader of the Democracy for Citizens Party Rigathi Gachagua from critics that he does not have an agenda for the country once he takes over its leadership. Former Lari Kirenga MCA Joseph Karichu said the allegations are being spread by politicians who do not support the opposition. He termed them as baseless, unfounded and cannot hold any water. However, the high cost of living that is being felt by Kenyans has led to many Kenyans to support the opposition so as to defeat the current government in the forthcoming…

Lari Member of Parliament Mburu Kahangara has called on boda boda operators to remain vigilant and not be swayed by politicians seeking support for the 2027 general elections by urging them to reject President William Ruto’s government programs. He criticized politicians who are undermining the government’s efforts, falsely promising to deliver projects like road construction that are already underway. Kahangara emphasized that these politicians are misleading voters by claiming they will initiate projects that the current government is already addressing. Addressing the riders directly, Kahangara reminded them of their contribution to public infrastructure through the taxes they pay when fueling…

Delegates of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s Democracy for Citizens Party have reaffirmed that their party leader will be their presidential candidate in the 2027 general elections. They said it was wrong for a politician to struggle to come up with a party, persuade so many supporters, look for its funds and fail to vie for an elective seat using it. A delegate Charles Kamau who is also  popularly known as Kamau Livondo said their supporters too were worried about what might happen to the party if another politician was named as the presidential flag bearer. Speaking at the DCP…

Members of Limuru law Court Users Committee are happy with two magistrate’s serving at the station getting promoted. Senior Principal Magistrate Jared Magori was promoted to the rank of a chief magistrate while Miriam Mugure was promoted to the rank of a senior principal magistrate from a principal magistrate. The CUC vice chairman Paul Ngugi said they were among 117 magistrates who were promoted and will start serving in different ranks. Applauding Magori and Mugure, the vice chairman noted that the two are hardworking and had reduced the block log of cases at the station. He added that the litigants…

Teachers in Kiambu county have joined the nationwide call for the autonomy of the junior schools. They said yesterday that they would want the ministry of education to review how the junior school should be run, treating their teachers and students. The tutors decried that placing junior schools inside comprehensive schools risks diluting their identity, stalling teacher growth, and lowering education standards. Kiambu county JS secretary general Maureen Makena said that junior schools must be left to remain independent to protect both learners and teachers. She said it was only the review of the JS that will help them and…

A church leader yesterday asked politicians to desist from making tribal statements, so as not to divide Kenyan along the ethnic lines. Pastor Zipporah Njoroge said the speeches being made have been inciting people against each other. Instead, she asked law makers and other politicians to preach peace for the sake of the country’s peace and stability. She decried that, some politicians were accusing President William Ruto as tribal, saying the issue might insinuate that he favours people from his tribe of origin. The cleric said that the seat Ruto holds, was very sensitive, as President is the symbol of…

St Paul’s University has launched a scholarship program so as support her needy students persuing theological studies. Vice Chancellor Prof James Kombo said they started with four students, but the number will increase gradually as they raise more funds gradually. He also noted that the number will rise as a result of needs and evaluation. Prof Kombo applauds the founder of Mathew 28 Ministries Inc Elder Jewel Hyun from the United States, for her continued support of the institution. Speaking during the launch of the Elder Gene Hyun Memorial Scholarship Award Ceremony, the VC noted that the support will impact…

A family in Limuru constituency is contemplating whether to leave a body of their 70 years old mother at a hospital and forget about it over being unable to clear a huge hospital bill. The family says that they have done all their best to clear over 400,000 hospital balance, to an extent of even failing to get fare to travel from Kwambira trading center to AIC Kijabe Hospital, to follow up on now the increasing mortuary bill. Joseph Kimemia says his mother Sisilia Nongari Kariuki was admitted on June 17, with cancer complications, but succumbed on August 23, this…

Investors in Nairobi city are slowly turning on expanding themselves in the outskirts of the city and areas near the country’s capital city. They say that the city was growing and they need to expand their investments in areas near their other businesses. Mark Touch Engineering Limited chairman Titus Kariuki says that some of their plans was to expand their businesses where their customers can access them with ease. “We plan to buy land or lands area near Nairobi, where we will not pay rent but where our clients can access with ease. Somewhere you can rush within an hour…