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… This came as the government formed a joint committee to plan the burial after a joint mass in a venue yet to be identified.According to one of the relatives, Njoke Thimba from Embu, the bodies were in bad shape and badly mutilated, making it hard to identify them. …
Families view charred remains of Utumishi dorm fire victimsCitizen Digital
… The incident caused major disruption along the Sagana–Karatina–Kagio and Mwea–Embu roads, forcing motorists to reverse and seek alternative routes as thick smoke and flames engulfed the tanker. …
Panic at Sagana river bridge as fuel tanker bursts into flamesCitizen Digital
Fuel protests paralyse transport in Embu, Chuka and Thika By Citizen Team May 25, 2026 12:38 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Businesses in Embu Town were brought to a standstill after protesters lit bonfire …
Fuel protests paralyse transport in Embu, Chuka and ThikaCapital News
… Through a notice filed at the Embu Law Courts Registry, Newton Kariuki’s lawyer Ndegwa Njuri says they are appealing a judgment delivered by the High Court of Kenya at Embu on May 21, 2026, and intends to challenge that decision in the Court of Appeal. …
Newton Kariuki challenges Wa Muthende’s election win at the Court of AppealCitizen Digital
… One figure embodying this shift is Billy Mwangi, the 26-year-old criminology student from Embu who rose to national prominence after allegedly being abducted by security agents during the protest period and held incommunicado for weeks. …
GenZ aspirants turn to fundraising apps in quest for money, protest, and powerThe Standard
… On Outering Road near Pipeline stage, one side of the highway was occupied by protesters while heavily armed police officers maintained vigil on the other side.Public transport remained paralysed in many towns including Nyeri, Embu, Kitengela, Eldoret, Machakos, Marsabit and Isio …
Strike aftermath: Death, chaos and paralysisThe Standard
… On X, user Evangeline Mukua said she paid Sh650 from Embu to Nairobi, up from the Sh500 she previously paid.Elias, a taxi driver, said his vehicle’s fuel cost, previously about Sh5,000 for a full tank, is now projected to exceed Sh7,000 following the latest review. …
Matatus to raise fares by up to 50 percent after EPRA fuel hikeThe Standard
… Two men sharing nearly identical names have spent more than three decades battling over ownership of the same piece of land in a legal dispute that has moved through courts in Meru, Embu and Nyeri and could now be headed to the Supreme Court. …
Two men, same name, same land: 30yr court battle heads for supreme courtCapital News
… In its latest weather outlook, the agency said counties in the Central Highlands and eastern regions including Nairobi, Nyandarua, Laikipia, Nyeri, Kirinyaga, Murang’a, Kiambu, Meru, Embu, and Tharaka Nithi should continue to expect rainfall over the coming days. …
Kenya Met Issues Flood Warning as Rains Persist in Multiple RegionsCapital News
… The People’s Liberation Party leader toured Embu and Tharaka Nithi counties, where she called on Kenyans to reject what she described as leaders focused on self-interest and instead elect leaders committed to service delivery. …
Karua rallies voters to “Ondoa Wakulaji, Weka Wafanyikazi”A Senate report shows that only six counties—Kwale, Embu, Kericho, Mandera, Siaya, and Uasin Gishu—met the legal requirement to allocate at least 30 per cent of their budgets to development expenditure in the 2024/25 financial year, revealing widespread failure by devolved units to channel public funds into projects that directly improve residents' lives.
19 hours ago · Capital News →
A Senate report shows that only six counties—Kwale, Embu, Kericho, Mandera, Siaya, and Uasin Gishu—met the legal requirement to allocate at least 30 per cent of their budgets to development expenditure in the 2024/25 financial year, revealing widespread failure by devolved units to channel public funds into projects that directly improve residents' lives.
19 hours ago · Capital News →
Five counties—Embu, Narok, Wajir, Kitui, and Kilifi—are the best performing in fiscal discipline, according to a Parliamentary Budget Office report released yesterday, showing improved county fiscal performance compared to the previous financial year, while Kisumu and Nairobi are among the worst users of development funds.
7 August 2026 · The Standard →
A 29-year-old farmhand, Lawrence Murimi, was found buried in a shallow grave within the compound where he worked in Embu, in a suspected murder. Police say he was killed following a confrontation with a co-worker, identified as Josphat Kamenju, who is now under investigation.
6 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Senate's inaugural County Fiscal Performance Measurement Index ranked Embu as Kenya's best-performing county in the 2024/25 financial year with a score of 0.689, while Kisumu ranked last. The index, which measures counties across seven indicators including development expenditure and audit opinions, found that 35 counties attained a "C" grade, reflecting gradual progress in budget execution despite persistent fiscal management challenges in several counties.
6 August 2026 · Capital News →
Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka has dismissed President William Ruto's proposed Vision 2060 development framework as a political deception meant to divert attention from pressing economic challenges. He argued the government should first uphold constitutionalism and the rule of law, and that immediate interventions on cost of living, unemployment and inflation are needed rather than long-term promises.
2 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka has urged President Ruto to prioritise constitutional implementation and address immediate economic challenges like high cost of living, unemployment and inflation, rather than launching Vision 2060. Kalonzo argued that Kenya has yet to achieve Vision 2030 objectives, making Vision 2060 premature and a "political deception."
2 August 2026 · The Standard →
A parcel truck collided head-on with a tuk-tuk at Murubara along the Mwea–Embu Highway in Kirinyaga County at around 6:00 a.m. on Saturday, killing eight people — seven women and one man — who were farm workers heading to the Mwea Irrigation Research area. Residents blamed the poor condition of the Murubara section of the highway.
1 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A head-on collision on the Mwea-Embu highway in Kirinyaga County left eight people dead and three injured on Saturday morning, after a speeding parcel delivery truck collided with a tuk-tuk carrying agricultural laborers near Murubara.
1 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Director of Public Prosecutions, Attorney General, and Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission have urged the High Court to strike out a case filed by Kangema Principal Magistrate Martin Kinyua seeking to block arrest and prosecution over a Sh150,000 bribe allegation, arguing he is trying to evade trial without showing his rights were violated.
31 July 2026 · The Standard →
Mt Kenya legislators allied to the government have rejected ODM's demand for a 50-50 share of government and the Deputy President's seat, arguing that ODM joined the administration through a broad-based arrangement and has no moral authority to make such demands.
30 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Criminal networks in Kenya now kill donkeys on the spot for their skins rather than stealing live animals, a shift driven by international demand for donkey skin gelatin used in traditional Chinese medicine. Kenya's donkey population fell from 1.8 million in 2009 to 1.1 million in 2019, prompting researchers to warn the species faces an "extinction stage."
30 July 2026 · The Standard →
The 2026 National Sevens Circuit's second leg, the Dala Sevens, takes place August 1–2 at Jomo Kenyatta Stadium in Mamboleo, with Tusker injecting Ksh.1.5 million and hosting the official after-parties on both days.
29 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Meru, Embu and Tharaka Nithi counties have signed an MoU to jointly establish a regional waste recycling plant in Tharaka Nithi that will process organic agricultural waste into fertiliser, clean energy and other value-added products, addressing poor waste management in Kenya's agricultural sector.
29 July 2026 · The Standard →
Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku has dismissed accusations from Rigathi Gachagua's camp that he was dispatched by President William Ruto to split the Mt. Kenya region, saying he is only addressing development disparities and accusing Gachagua of political arrogance.
27 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Democracy for Citizens Party leader Rigathi Gachagua challenged Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen to arrest him rather than issue threats, while defending young people from the Mt. Kenya region against allegations linking them to the outlawed Mungiki sect.
25 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Inooro FM, Kenya's premier Kikuyu language radio station, is celebrating its 23rd anniversary since launching in 2003, commanding more than two million daily listeners and accounting for more than five per cent of the country's total radio listenership.
22 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua announced he will travel to the United States next month after conducting rallies in several Kenyan counties. Upon his return from the US, he plans to tour other regions including the Coast and Western areas to expand his political support base beyond Central Kenya.
21 July 2026 · The Standard →
Huduma Kenya extended the operating hours of the Makueni Huduma Centre to 7:00am–7:00pm, Monday to Friday, making it the 21st centre across the country to adopt the 12-hour service model to improve access to government services for citizens unable to visit during conventional 8:00am–5:00pm working hours.
20 July 2026 · Capital News →
Opposition Democratic for Citizens Party (DCP) leader Rigathi Gachagua has told tourists and investors to stay away from Kenya, attributing the advice to rising insecurity he blames on government. Speaking at a church service in Kerugoya, he urged visitors to suspend trips and investors to hold off "until next year."
19 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Public Service Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku is championing a proposal for Mt Kenya East to gain autonomy from the larger Mt Kenya region, arguing that successive governments have neglected the area since independence through unequal distribution of development, leadership opportunities and public resources. Ruku cited road infrastructure disparities—22.3% on the east versus 77.75% on the west—and vowed to push for division of Mt Kenya into eastern and western blocs to secure equitable development.
18 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Hundreds of youths and boda boda operators took to the streets in Embu to celebrate the Democracy for the Citizens Party's victory in the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election, bringing traffic to a near standstill along the Embu–Meru Highway. DCP candidate Sammy Douglas Kamau Ngotho secured 35,440 votes to defeat UDA candidate Samuel Muchina Nyagah, who received 5,450 votes.
18 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
An opinion piece argues that Africa's growing young population, digitally native and tech-savvy, represents the continent's most valuable resource for competing in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, contrasting this human asset with traditional reliance on mineral wealth.
17 July 2026 · The Standard →
A 30-year-old man from Muthigini village in Gichugu, Kirinyaga County, died after neighbours attacked him when he knocked on his mother's door around 10 p.m. on Monday night. Neighbours who heard the knocking suspected he was a thief, while some claimed they thought he intended to attack his mother; he was pronounced dead on arrival at hospital on Wednesday night.
15 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
President William Ruto coordinated the second tranche of the National Youth Opportunities Towards Advancement (NYOTA) funds programme using a newsroom-style format, directing his Cabinet and senior officials from Ulinzi Complex in Nairobi as they reported on fund disbursements across Kenya.
10 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
President William Ruto criticized leaders using abusive language to stir ethnic divisions and urged Kenyans to judge politicians by their development record rather than divisive rhetoric. Speaking at a church service in Embu, Ruto said his administration will not tolerate tribal politics and ruled out collaborating with leaders who rely on tribalism, insults, and hate speech.
5 July 2026 · The Standard →
Public Service Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku has called for Mt Kenya East (Meru, Tharaka Nithi, Embu, Mwea and Isiolo counties) to unite and support President William Ruto's re-election bid, saying the region's strength is rooted in backing Ruto and Deputy President Kithure Kindiki.
5 July 2026 · The Standard →
County Assemblies spent Ksh.1.12 billion on MCAs' sitting allowances against an approved budget of Ksh.2.02 billion over nine months, with Embu MCAs averaging Ksh.134,577 above the Salaries and Remuneration Commission limit of Ksh.124,800.
1 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Mercy Murugi Munyi, a 26-year-old artisan known as "Shawry for Wood," transitioned from studying criminology at Chuka University to carpentry in Ruiru after facing Kenya's tough job market. She started selling curved wooden chairs from home in Embakasi and has since built her reputation in the furniture industry.
26 June 2026 · Capital News →
Police deployed officers and erected roadblocks across Embu on Thursday ahead of planned Gen Z anniversary demonstrations commemorating victims of the 2024 anti-Finance Bill protests. The Embu West Sub-County Police Commander said major entry and exit points were under surveillance to prevent weapons and materials that could cause violence from entering the town.
25 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Civil society organisations have accused security agencies of violating constitutional rights through roadblocks, movement restrictions and arrests during June 25 Gen Z memorial protests. The Police Reforms Working Group said the blanket restrictions denied millions of Kenyans access to work and services, and violated High Court rulings protecting freedom of movement, association, and peaceful assembly.
25 June 2026 · The Standard →