Mt Kenya plot for 2022 in resource sharing politics
Since the next president is unlikely to come from the region, area leaders are crafting an alternative succession plan.
By Murimi Mwangi 4 years ago
Mt Kenya plot for 2022 in resource sharing politics
High octane politics awakens the dormant Kirinyaga county
Back in the 1980s and early 90s, the county was the hotbed of Mt Kenya politics before it went quiet. Then in comes Waiguru and suddenly, the region i
By Murimi Mwangi 4 years ago
High octane politics awakens the dormant Kirinyaga county
Mt Kenya waxes lyrical about 2022 politics three years early
Nowhere has the tactic of using music to pass raw political and emotive messages become more common than in Mt Kenya.
By Murimi Mwangi and Wainaina Ndung’u 5 years ago
Mt Kenya waxes lyrical about 2022 politics three years early
Survey: Wa Iria in clear lead ahead of Jubilee primaries
It will be a do-or-die day for the two main rivals, with the loser’s chances of being on the ballot limited to running as an independent candidate in the August polls.
By Lonah Kibet and Murimi Mwangi 7 years ago
Survey: Wa Iria in clear lead ahead of Jubilee primaries
David Maraga should avoid Executive overtures
Donned in red robes and a white wig, Kenya’s incoming Chief Justice (CJ) David Maraga cut the picture of a strict man; a firm adherer to the rule of the Book.
By murimi mwangi 8 years ago
David Maraga should avoid Executive overtures
High Court drops robbery charges to the delight of accused
Imagine leaving your workplace, picking your wife and then cruising home for a cup of warm tea only to bump into rifle-wielding gangsters at your gate!
By Murimi Mwangi 9 years ago
High Court drops robbery charges to the delight of accused
Teenager to serve life for defiling 3-year-old girl
When Muli (name changed to protect identity) arrived at her home in Mumbuni, Kitui County, on January 27, 2014, she found her three-year-old daughter missing. Initially, she was not worried about it as she knew the little one was playing with friends.
By Murimi Mwangi 9 years ago
Teenager to serve life for defiling 3-year-old girl
Appeal judges uphold death verdict for cold-blooded killer
A machete, a knife, three packets of red poison and paraffin were "surprise gifts" he bought on his way to visit his in-laws'.
By Murimi Mwangi 9 years ago
Appeal judges uphold death verdict for cold-blooded killer
Terrorised family gets justice after five years
They were dressed in colourful police uniforms and had the demeanour of professional cops, ranging from their bouncing walking style to commanding voices.
By Murimi Mwangi 9 years ago
Terrorised family gets justice after five years
Wording error earned buffalo killers freedom
When a gunshot heard in Ragati Forest, Nyeri on the night of November 6, 2005, there was little doubt who the rifle was aimed at.
By murimi mwangi 9 years ago
Wording error earned buffalo killers freedom
Tussle at night sends man to cool heels in jail for life
When Anthony Mugo left his brother's pre-wedding ceremony on November 14, 1998, he was in such high spirits that he could not get home without having his favourite tipple at a local bar.
By murimi mwangi 9 years ago
Tussle at night sends man to cool heels in jail for life
Judge cuts short sex pest’s freedom, serves justice
Many victims of sexual harassment have been downcast over the failure of the courts to punish the perpetrators of such crimes.
By murimi mwangi 9 years ago
Judge cuts short sex pest’s freedom, serves justice
Dangerous motorbike ride hands man death sentence
Duncan Mugenyi's youthful blood was pumping as he rode his motorbike at a dangerous speed down a narrow street in Kuria.
By murimi mwangi 9 years ago
Dangerous motorbike ride hands man death sentence
Kilo of meat sent man to gallows where he waited for 9 years
When Gabriel Migwi swaggered into Flamingo Bar for his favourite tipple, the one thing on his mind was getting drunk.
By murimi mwangi 9 years ago
Kilo of meat sent man to gallows where he waited for 9 years
It's death sentences for two fathers who killed daughters
They are angels, innocent precious gifts of God that nobody would wish to harm. But in recent times, children from different parts of the world have been subjected to unimaginable cruelty, by their parents; the people who brought them to the world.
By murimi mwangi 9 years ago
It's death sentences for two fathers who killed daughters
Man poisoned son, three nephews
He invited four children to his house and served them a cream-like substance that he said was a de-worming concoction.
By murimi mwangi 9 years ago
Man poisoned son, three nephews
Gruesome murder that dashed a family’s wedding plans
They had all dressed colourfully to welcome their wedding guests but instead they received grieving neighbours arriving to view a badly mutilated body.
By murimi mwangi 9 years ago
Gruesome murder that dashed a family’s wedding plans
One female camel and regular visits to the chief
Most magistrates and judges across the country have on separate occasions been treated to theatrics while handling some court cases
By murimi mwangi 9 years ago
One female camel and regular visits to the chief
Circumciser sentenced but girls still cut
December was often received with great anticipation by one circumciser because it is the female genital mutilation (FGM) season in Kuria, Migori County. She knew it was her season to make a killing.
By Murimi Mwangi 9 years ago
Circumciser sentenced but girls still cut
Ordeal of Nyeri lawyer at the hands of ruthless gunmen
The sight of five gun-toting shadows crawling from the darkness terrified veteran Nyeri lawyer Kebuka Wachira.
By Murimi Mwangi 9 years ago
Ordeal of Nyeri lawyer at the hands of ruthless gunmen
When a witch doctor’s verdict led to bruising court battle
When a witchdoctor arrived on the banks of River Mithini in Kitui County on September 13, 1996, he had a daunting task before him
By murimi mwangi 9 years ago
When a witch doctor’s verdict led to bruising court battle
Nuclear physicist who planned Nairobi terrorist attack dies
He spent years in campus “chewing” electronic and nuclear physics books and giving tutorials. But ended up using the knowledge to kill 224 people in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam.
By Murimi Mwangi 9 years ago
Nuclear physicist who planned Nairobi terrorist attack dies
Curtain falls on career of disabled artist
About 40 years ago, Mary Wanja presented Mzee Jomo Kenyatta with the gift of a beautiful painting of flamingoes flying over Lake Nakuru.
By Murimi Mwangi 9 years ago
Curtain falls on career of disabled artist
Scottish treasure-seeker killed in remote Kenyan village
He loved gemstones and would brave anything including cobras, marauding elephants and leopards while hunting for the stones in the animal kingdom.
By Murimi Mwangi 9 years ago
Scottish treasure-seeker killed in remote Kenyan village
Season of petty and major crimes
It’s that time of the year that needs no introduction; the time when our worldly problems take a backstage and we eat, make merry and appreciate each other.
By Murimi Mwangi 9 years ago
Season of petty and major crimes
AK 47 designer regretted invention
Military conflicts across the world have one thing in common; the weapon commonly used in fighting is the AK47 rifle.
By Murimi Mwangi 9 years ago
AK 47 designer regretted invention
Death is the ultimate penalty for terrorists
Nature has its own way of punishing evil doers for the atrocities they mete on innocent souls. Terrorists cannot escape this penalty.
By Murimi Mwangi 9 years ago
Death is the ultimate penalty for terrorists
When intelligence officers expose secret operations
When six soldiers of the United States’ elite seal team went after Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad in northern Pakistan on May 2, 2011, there was palpable tension within President Barack Obama’s kitchen cabinet.
By Murimi Mwangi 9 years ago
When intelligence officers expose secret operations
Witches’ premium on albino rituals put lives at risk
Since the onset of capitalism, mankind has been embroiled in cut-throat competition for wealth.
By Murimi Mwangi 9 years ago
Witches’ premium on albino rituals put lives at risk
How 'passion for work' is landing police officers in the dock
When protestors blocked Thika Road at Githurai demanding the release of police constable Titus Musila, alias Katitu – a crime buster who had become a darling of locals for fighting crime – the country got talking.
By murimi mwangi 10 years ago
How 'passion for work' is landing police officers in the dock
Residents in high spirits as Mandera roads get facelift
Infrastructure in the county is set to improve once the ongoing road work is completed.
By MURIMI MWANGI and NDERITU GICHURE 10 years ago
Residents in high spirits as Mandera roads get facelift
Videos of dead aid workers shocking
A series of beheadings targeting British and American nationals being perpetrated by a terror group dubbed the Islamic State (IS) whose operational bases are in Syria and Iraq have disgusted the world.
By murimi mwangi 10 years ago
Videos of dead aid workers shocking
How two sheets, a shirt and pair of trousers led man to his death
When a panga-wielding mugger chucked into a coffee bush at Kihiu Mwiri in Thika on April 28, 2005 waylaying passersby, his future looked ‘bright’.
By MURIMI MWANGI 10 years ago
How two sheets, a shirt and pair of trousers led man to his death
How two sheets, a shirt and pair of trousers led man to his death
When a panga-wielding mugger chucked into a coffee bush at Kihiu Mwiri in Thika on April 28, 2005 waylaying passersby, his future looked ‘bright’.
By Murimi Mwangi 10 years ago
How two sheets, a shirt and pair of trousers led man to his death
Mathenge’s partner: I am living a contended life
A neat plantation of indigenous trees welcomes you to what would be Mau Mau freedom fighter the late General Stanley Mathenge’s home.
By Murimi mwangi 10 years ago
Mathenge’s partner: I am living a contended life
Thiari denies killing his mother
Caesar Thiari, a brother of Mukurweini MP Kabando wa Kabando, has denied killing his 70-year-old mother when he appeared before outgoing Nyeri High Court judge James Wakiaga.
By Murimi Mwangi 10 years ago
Thiari denies killing his mother
Kabando kin to take plea
Caesar Thiari, the brother of Mukurweini MP Kabando wa Kabando, is today expected to take a plea for murder before the Nyeri High Court.
By Murimi mwangi 10 years ago
Kabando kin to take plea
MCA requests court for police escort to the bank
A ward rep caused a stir in court on Tuesday when he requested for police escort to the bank to withdraw Sh100,000 cash to clear a bail.
By MURIMI MWANGI 10 years ago
MCA requests court for police escort to the bank
Unending saga: Spotlight turns on Speaker, Clerk after Wambora acquital
If there is a governor who, quite arguably, has never enjoyed his time in office, then it is Embu’s Martin Nyaga Wambora. Faced with a hostile County Assembly, Wambora has literally spent almost his entire first year in office fighting for political survival.
By MURIMI MWANGI 10 years ago
Unending saga: Spotlight turns on Speaker, Clerk after Wambora acquital
Governor Wambora, Speaker Mate to know their fate today
Besieged Embu Governor Martin Wambora will this morning know whether he was rightly impeached by the local county assembly.
By Murimi mwangi 10 years ago
Governor Wambora, Speaker Mate to know their fate today
KRA goes after nil tax filers and visitors in fresh crackdown
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