Author: George Mugo

Police in Kiambu County have launched a manhunt for a suspect accused of killing two fellow labourers and seriously injuring another at Mugumo Drive Estate in Kiambu Town. The suspect, identified as Moses Kigera, fled the scene after the attack, when he learnt that other workers were calling the police. According to Kiambu East Sub-County DCI Stephen Mutua, police were alerted by one of the labourers about the incident. Mutua said detectives who responded to the scene found the bodies of two victims, lying on a pool of blood owing to the injuries they sustained. Kiambu East Police Commander Elema…

The Kenya Forest Service (KFS) on Tuesday morning opened a resource center worth Sh 75million at its headquarters in Karura area in Nairobi. The resource center was constructed by KFS through the GreenZones Development Support Project Phase II (GZDSP II) with funding from the African Development Bank (AfDB). The GZD SP was an initiative between the KFS and the AfDB aimed at rehabilitating degraded forests, expansion of tree cover as well as supporting livelihoods. The GZD SP Phase II commenced in 2019 and ended on 30th June, 2026. During the event, KFS chief conservator Alex Lemarkoko said that the KFS…

Two suspects have been arrested by detectives investigating the murder of a middle-aged businesswoman last Friday in Kagwe village, Lari sub-county, Kiambu county. ​A worker at her farm, who is a Ugandan national, and a close friend were apprehended and are helping the police with the probe. ​Lari sub-county police commander Emily Ngaruiya said the businesswoman, who operates an animal feeds shop and a dairy farm, was found murdered inside her house. ​Ngaruiya said the victim had been hit on the head with a blunt object, adding that there were signs of a struggle in her bedroom. ​”The murderer seems…

Movement between Mutarakwa up to Maai Mahiu road in Kiambu county was blocked for several hours after three trailers rolled. Police said one trailer that was transporting unrefined cooking oil overturned in unclear circumstance and the spilled on the highway which became slippery. A few minutes later, other two trailers that were passing along that section skidded along that slippery section and rolled, blocking the highway. Motorists who were using the highway heading to Nairobi and others heading towards Maai Mahiu had to stop. A huge traffic jam resulted. A motorist James Magu said the section of the road is…

Parents are asking the school heads to work hard on improving learners’ performance as well as strengthening their security. ​Kiambu County Parents Association chairman Samuel Wanjema said it was sad when students fail exams despite having attended all lessons in a term. ​Speaking at Limuru Town Comprehensive School, Wanjema said parents invest a lot of money in educating their sons and daughters. ​The chairman noted that some school heads and their staff have frustrated parents when they learn cases of too many poor results, misconduct among the students, lateness among others. ​”All parents have a lot of trust in their…

Motorists using the busy Nairobi-Nakuru highway have started preparing themselves for diversions so as to pave the way for the expansion of the road. This is after the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) and the contractor started creating diversions in some areas. Those sections in the 139km Rironi up to Mau Summit highway are set to have interchanges, bridges, and underpasses. A motorist, James Kagema, on Monday said they will be okay to pass on any road since they know the highway will be completed soon. Kagema said President William Ruto promised Kenyans the expansion of the road, owing to…

Police are investigating a case in which a business lady was stabbed to death by unknown people at Nyambari trading center in Lari sub county in Kiambu county on Sunday. It was reported that, the lady was attacked by a gang at Naivasha stage along the busy Nairobi Nakuru highway, as she was waiting for a matatu. Detectives probing the incident were informed that, the victim who works in Naivasha, had left her matrimonial home at 5am and proceeded to the stage. Lari sub county police commander Emily Ngaruiya said it was reported that unknown vehicle stopped and the occupants…

The government has urged motorists to use roadworthy vehicles so as to ensure sanity in major highways in the country. It states that the vehicles will assure travellers of safe journeys that out of unexpected breakdowns, eradicate confusion, accidents as well as assure passengers of confidence. The traffic police department and the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) said that having a roadworthy vehicle is for the benefit of all road users. The both department on Wednesday conducted a joint inspection exercise at Kwa Mathore area in Lari sub county along the Nairobi Nakuru highway. They were checking on the…

Traders and residents of Nairobi city county have applauded the government for investing in beautifying it. They said that the move by the Kenya National Highways Authority of landscaping the pedestrian walks has been giving the town an attractive look. A business lady Lucy Omondi said pedestrians are walking freely, without crossing each other. Omondi who operates a Spa at South C, said the move indicates that KENHA has considering on how to improve pedestrians, hawkers as well the general look for the city so as to attract more visitors as well as investors. “The country grows when the institutions…

Police in Limuru constituency in Kiambu county are investigating a case in which a 40 years old farmer was allegedly found having been eaten by wild animals suspected to be hyenas. The family of James Mwai identified his clothes in a bushy area Uplands forest, which neighbours their Roromo village home. Sub county police commander Mary Gachie also said an interamedullary rode that was in his leg was also found where the clothes were found. “The victim had a fracture on one of his legs and the hospital had to place a metal rod so as collect it. It was…