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… Speaking during a church service in Kirinyaga County on Sunday, Gachagua said the by-election result was not an isolated setback for the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA), but a clear message from a region that feels betrayed after playing a decisive role in Ruto's rise to …
Ol Kalou defeat signals Mt Kenya revolt, says GachaguaCitizen Digital
… Audio By Vocalize A 30-year-old man from Muthigini village in Gichugu, Kirinyaga County, died after he was attacked by villagers on Monday night.The man, nicknamed 'Matiba', is said to have knocked on his mother's door at around 10 p.m. …
Mistaken identity? Neighbours fatally attack man returning to mother's house in the middle of the nightThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeJunior chess masters in action during the Nyanza Individual Schools Chess Championship in Kisumu. [Washington Onyango, Standard] Kerugoya Girls High School is hosting the annual Kirinyaga County Chess Championship, bringing together more than 400 students from 20 …
Kerugoya Girls hosts Kirinyaga County Annual Chess ChampionshipCapital News
… Speaking during the prize-giving ceremony at Kerugoya Boys High School in Kirinyaga County, Muthoni said the Ministry of Health is working closely with the Ministry of Education to ensure health facilities serving schools are adequately supported under the SHA programme. …
Govt to Strengthen SHA Services in Schools, Intensify Fight Against Drug AbuseThe Standard
… Murinduko due to its geography, has different types of snakes with Red- spitting Cobra, Puff udder and Black mamba being the most dangerous reptiles.Kirinyaga County Director of Public Health and Sanitation Peter Irungu said the collaboration marks the first comprehensive study o …
Kirinyaga banks on partnership with research firms to map out snakebite hotspotsCitizen Digital
'Watermelon is now like gold': Kirinyaga traders hit by worst shortage in years By Johnson Muriithi July 09, 2026 01:27 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Traders at a market in Kagio, Kirinyaga county, on Thu …
'Watermelon is now like gold': Kirinyaga traders hit by worst shortage in yearsCitizen Digital
… Kirinyaga residents raise alarm after series of thefts, dumped carcasses By Johnson Muriithi July 07, 2026 11:18 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize A farmer in Thiba Ward, Kirinyaga County, i …
Donkey meat on sale? Kirinyaga residents raise alarm after series of thefts, dumped carcassesCitizen Digital
Kirinyaga: Residents raise alarm over reckless miraa drivers By Johnson Muriithi July 06, 2026 09:24 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize Residents of Ngurubani and Kagio in Kirinyaga County ha …
Kirinyaga: Residents raise alarm over reckless miraa driversCitizen Digital
Kirinyaga: Residents raise alarm over reckless miraa drivers By Johnson Muriithi July 06, 2026 09:24 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize Residents of Ngurubani and Kagio in Kirinyaga County ha …
Kirinyaga: Residents raise alarm over reckless miraa driversCitizen Digital
… Kirinyaga By Johnson Muriithi July 03, 2026 11:46 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter File image of a police vehicle in a crime scene Audio By Vocalize raders at Kiangai Trading Centre in Ndia, Kirinyaga County …
Traders protest over rising theft and break-ins in KirinyagaA motorcyclist was killed and a passenger injured when a lorry struck their motorcycle along the Piai–South–Ngariama Road in Kirinyaga County on Wednesday night; the lorry fled the scene. Residents have called on authorities to install speed bumps at the location, citing it as an accident black spot.
6 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A motorcyclist was killed and a passenger injured when a lorry struck their motorcycle along the Piai–South–Ngariama Road in Kirinyaga County on Wednesday night; the lorry fled the scene. Residents have called on authorities to install speed bumps at the location, citing it as an accident black spot.
6 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations arrested Kirinyaga-based blogger Justin Kinyua Mwangi after investigations linked him to a Facebook post allegedly targeting a section of Kenyans based on their political affiliation and perceived ethnic identity, as the crackdown on hate speech and incitement intensifies.
6 August 2026 · The Standard →
Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations arrested Justin Kinyua Mwangi, a Kirinyaga-based digital strategist and political blogger, over social media posts authorities say amount to hate speech and ethnic contempt. The arrest followed investigations into a Facebook post allegedly targeting supporters of President William Ruto in the Mt Kenya region.
5 August 2026 · Capital News →
A delegation from IFAD, the World Bank, and the Aquaculture Business Development Programme cited Kirinyaga County as one of Kenya's leading counties in commercial aquaculture, following an assessment of fish farming projects. According to county officials, Kirinyaga has more than 1,600 commercial fish farmers and nine hatcheries producing fingerlings.
5 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A parcel truck rammed into a tuk-tuk transporting workers near Murubara on the Mwea-Embu Highway on August 1, killing 10 people—six women and four men, mostly casual labourers heading to rice farms. One passenger narrowly escaped after deciding to disembark before the crash.
4 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
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 →
A parcel truck and tuk-tuk collided on the Mwea–Embu Highway in Kirinyaga County early Saturday morning, killing eight people—six tuk-tuk occupants and two pedestrians—and injuring three others. The truck driver was arrested as police investigate the circumstances of the accident.
1 August 2026 · Capital News →
A parcel truck travelling from Mwea towards Embu collided head-on with a tuk-tuk carrying farm workers near Murubara on the Mwea-Embu Highway. Eight people died at the scene — five in the parcel truck, one in the tuk-tuk, and two pedestrians — while three others sustained injuries.
1 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A lorry and tuk-tuk collided head-on at Murubara along the Mwea-Embu Road in Kirinyaga County on Saturday morning, killing at least eight people. The lorry swerved into the opposite lane to avoid potholes, striking the tuk-tuk which was carrying farm workers to a rice planting job.
1 August 2026 · The Standard →
Kirinyaga County is constructing four tea buying centres in Inooi and Kerugoya wards to reduce post-harvest losses and lower transport costs for smallholder tea farmers. The facilities, expected to serve about 1,800 farmers, will function as collection points where freshly harvested green leaf is weighed, recorded and stored before transport to factories.
30 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Coffee farmers in Gichugu, Kirinyaga County, say thieves are uprooting entire coffee stems and stealing ripe cherries, with most incidents occurring on Sundays when people are at church. Farmers attribute the rise to high coffee prices and say the thieves are becoming increasingly bold.
28 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kirinyaga County Commissioner Shufaa Mwijuma Omar has called on young people to refrain from alcoholism and drug abuse, while urging churches to intensify efforts against sexual and gender-based violence. The appeal was made during the flagging off of a peace walk organised by the Evangelical Women Alliance, which brought together female clergy to promote peace and moral values in the county.
27 July 2026 · The Standard →
Kirinyaga County scored highest in a new Thematic Governors Performance Index by research firm Politrack Africa, which rates all 47 counties on agriculture, health, water management and public satisfaction. Governor Anne Waiguru's county posted a composite score of 61.5 per cent, followed by Kisii County at 58.5 per cent.
25 July 2026 · The Standard →
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has emphasised value addition in the tea sector to boost job creation and increase farmers' earnings, speaking during the handover of a Ksh.28.7 million grant cheque to Thumaita Tea Factory in Kirinyaga County. The government is prioritising value addition across key cash crops including tea, coffee, avocado, macadamia, pyrethrum and cotton.
24 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Agriculture CS Mutahi Kagwe dismissed concerns that Kenya's Tea Levy is harming the tea industry, stating that tea uptake has surged to 93%, the highest in years. He argued the 0.8% levy on tea buyers—not farmers—is essential for financing research, global marketing, and value addition to secure the sector's future.
23 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The High Court in Kerugoya issued conservatory orders suspending implementation of a contested gazette notice on rice importation, obtained by rice farmers in Kirinyaga County through Senator Kamau Murango's application. The court maintained the status quo before the impugned gazette notice No. 10061 of July 6, 2026 for seven days, with a hearing scheduled for July 28, 2026.
22 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
An administration police officer based in Mwea East Sub-County shot and killed his partner at their station house before turning the gun on himself. The officer fired five shots, hitting his partner four times in the chest before shooting himself once in the neck.
20 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kirinyaga County Government, in partnership with Bayer East Africa Limited, has trained more than 2,000 farmers on high-yielding maize varieties and climate-smart farming practices ahead of expected El Niño rains, introducing improved varieties including DK777, DK8031, DKC8033, DKC9089 and DK7500 to increase maize production and strengthen smallholder farming.
20 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Jubilee Party has condemned former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua's call for tourists and investors to avoid Kenya, arguing that discouraging travel and investment would damage the economy and hurt livelihoods across the tourism value chain including hospitality, tours, travel, transport and conservation sectors.
20 July 2026 · The Standard →
An unidentified man was found brutally murdered at Ng'othi rice fields in Mwea-West Sub-County, Kirinyaga County, with multiple panga cuts to the head. Residents discovered the body near the Sogea furrow and are calling for police investigations to establish the victim's identity and motive.
19 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has said that President Ruto's loss in the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election marks the beginning of a political revolt in the Mt Kenya region, reflecting growing dissatisfaction among voters who overwhelmingly backed Kenya Kwanza in 2022. Gachagua argued the defeat was not an isolated setback but a clear message from a region that feels betrayed after playing a decisive role in Ruto's rise to power.
19 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 →
Kerugoya Girls High School is hosting the annual Kirinyaga County Chess Championship with more than 400 students from 20 schools competing in Under-17, Under-15, Under-13, and Under-7 categories. Top performers will qualify to represent Kirinyaga County at the National Chess Championships, with outstanding national-level players earning a chance to compete at the African regional championships.
14 July 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya's government will strengthen healthcare services in schools through the Social Health Authority (SHA) programme and intensify efforts to combat drug abuse among learners, according to Public Health and Professional Standards Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni. The Ministry of Health is working with the Ministry of Education to integrate health facilities serving schools into the SHA system, enabling students to access timely treatment and preventive healthcare.
11 July 2026 · Capital News →
Kirinyaga County has partnered with the Kenya snakebite research and Intervention Center and Kenya Institute of primate Research to map snakebite hotspots and develop data for creating an antivenom. Researchers trained Community Health Promoters in snakebite recognition, prevention, and response to reduce preventable deaths and disabilities.
10 July 2026 · The Standard →
Watermelon prices have surged in Kirinyaga County due to severe shortage at Kagio Market, described as the worst since 2017, driven by rising fuel prices and production costs. Traders report transport costs have nearly tripled, and some are sourcing watermelons from neighbouring countries.
9 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A farmer in Kirinyaga County discovered two of his three donkeys stolen and slaughtered near a tarmacked road early Tuesday morning; he valued the animals at over Ksh. 30,000 and said they were his primary source of income.
7 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Residents of Ngurubani and Kagio in Kirinyaga County say miraa and muguka transporters are flouting traffic regulations along the Mwea–Embu Highway despite a previous agreement to reduce speed after deadly crashes. The drivers had earlier been diverted to alternative routes but have since returned to the highway and are speeding through trading centres.
6 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Residents of Ngurubani and Kagio in Kirinyaga County have accused miraa and muguka transporters of flouting traffic regulations and speeding on the Mwea–Embu Highway, despite an earlier agreement to reduce speed following deadly crashes. The drivers had previously been diverted to an alternative route but have reportedly returned to the highway and are once again speeding through trading centres.
6 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →