Author: Ephantus Maara
Kenya Power on the spot over increased transformer vandalism in Limuru
Ephantus Maara
Five villages from Ndeiya Sub County in Limuru Constituency are living in darkness after more than 20 transformers were vandalized by criminals in a span of a month.
Lari: Woman, 74, beheaded; perpetrators vanish with the head
Ephantus Maara
Residents of Escarpment village in Lari Constituency in Kiambu County woke up to horrific scenes on Wednesday, January 25 morning after a 74-year-old woman was brutally beheaded by unknown persons.Women - mostly widows, the elderly and sin
Three children killed in separate house fires in Kabete
Ephantus Maara
A sombre mood has engulfed Uthiru, Mûthûre and Wangige villages in Kabete Constituency, Kiambu County, after three children lost their lives when their houses were razed down by fire.Romano Gakenia (9) and Obadiah Maina (4) from Uthiru vi
MCA, driver escape death by a whisker as car collides with another
Ephantus Maara
Lari Kirenga MCA Josphat Kinyanjui and his driver escaped death by a whisker after his car collided with another at Rukuma area in Lari Constituency, Kiambu County, on the busy Nairobi-Nakuru Highway.A bodaboda rider and a pillion pass
Hillary Matindwet, suspected mastermind of notorious 'Mulot SIM swap' syndicate freed on KSh300,000 bail
Ephantus Maara
David Mutai alias Hillary Langat Matindwet, the suspected mastermind of the infamous 'Mulot SIM swap' syndicate was on Friday, January 6 released on bail by Kiambu Law Court.Kiambu Principal Magistrate Meresia Opondo freed Matindwet on a ca
Kiambu: New Year tragedy as two children are killed, bodies dipped in water as mother watches
Ephantus Maara
Two children aged 7 and 3 years have been killed in bizarre fashion at Kerwa village, Kikuyu constituency, Kiambu County. Kikuyu sub-County Police Commander Catherine Ringera says the two were inside their house together with their mot
Kiambu: Mother, teen daughter die in dawn house fire
Ephantus Maara
A sorrowful mood has engulfed a village in Kiambu County after a mother and her teen daughter died in an early morning house fire.
Nyoro, Gakuyo and other Kiambu Azimio leaders jump ship to President Ruto's camp
Ephantus Maara
Several political leaders in Kiambu County who lost in the August 9 general election have now pledged their support for President William Ruto and his deputy Rigathi Gachagua. Former Kiambu governor James Nyoro, former Deputy Governor
One person dead as five-storey building collapses in Ruaka
Ephantus Maara
A five-storey building has collapsed in Ruaka, Kiambu County.The building was still under construction collapsed over a neighbouring residential home. One person has been confirmed dead while one has been rushed to Kiambu Level 5 Hospital.
Lari: Residents living in fear as vicious gangs reign terror, man killed and body dumped on Nairobi-Nakuru Highway
Ephantus Maara
Police in Lari Constituency, Kiambu County, are trailing more than 15 suspects believed to be part of the gan
George Mwangi death: Gladys Chania to undergo mental test as ODPP confirms murder charges
Ephantus Maara
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (ODPP) has confirmed murder charges against Kiambu politician Gladys Chania.
George Mwangi murder: Politician Gladys Chania freed on KSh1M bond but with conditions
Ephantus Maara
Kiambu politician Gladys Chania and co-accused Maurice Mbugua have been released on a KSh1 million bond each and a surety of similar amount in the alleged murder of her husband, Rwanda-based
Relief for Kamandura residents as beast that has been terrorising them is knocked down
Ephantus Maara
It is a sigh of relief for Kamandura residents in Limuru Constituency, Kiambu County, after a hyena that has been terrorising them and killing their livestock, incurring huge loses in the process, was killed.Residents gathered to watch the
Mother and two children killed as 6-storey building collapses in Kiambu
Ephantus Maara
Several people are feared dead after a six-storey building collapsed in the wee hours of Monday, September 26 mornin
Kiambu Community Health Volunteers to receive monthly salaries if bill is passed
Ephantus Maara
Community Health Volunteers (CHV) in Kiambu County have a reason to smile after Governor Kimani Wamatangi pledged to enact a bill that will see them receive monthly salary into law.Governor Wamatangi has consequently urged MCAs to fastract
Kiambu: Preparing inmates for an entrepreneurial life after prison
Ephantus Maara
The Kenya Prisons Service working in partnership with a local organisation is on a mission to provide skills to inmates that'd enable them enjoy entrepreneurial success post-incarceration. The initiative with Jamii Products is also playing
[PHOTOS] Angry residents set church ablaze in dispute over land
Ephantus Maara
Angry residents of Tiekunu village in Limuru Constituency, Kiambu County, on Thursday morning set ablaze a church which is at the centre of a land dispute. They also pulled down a perimeter wall that was surrounding the Glare Center Church.
Two injured in explosion at gas-refilling plant in Kiambu
Ephantus Maara
Two people have been injured this morning after a gas-refilling plant in Kanyariri village, Kabete Constituency, Kiambu, exploded and burst into flames.
Nairobi businessman shot dead at his gate in Limuru
Ephantus Maara
Police in Ndeiya sub-County, Limuru, are investigating an incident where a middle-aged man was shot dead outside his gate in Ng'amba village on Wednesday morning.Daniel Muchiri, 40, a spa businessperson in Nairobi, was reportedly confronted
Grief engulfs Nderu village in Limuru following gruesome murder of two brothers
Ephantus Maara
Grief has engulfed Nderu village in Limuru Constituency, Kiambu County, after two siblings were brutally murdered by unknown persons under unclear circumstances.The family of Joseph Kimani is mourning the death of their sons who were killed