Inside Kiambu

 A somber mood has engulfed Riabai village in Kiambu County after the shocking discovery of a young couple found dead in their home under unclear circumstances. https://youtu.be/FbFDKlFmwIc?feature=share According to police reports, the incident was reported at around 5 p.m. yesterday. Upon arriving at the scene, officers found the lifeless body of Josphine Gathoni lying on the bed, while her partner, John Kariithi, was discovered hanging from the ceiling. Kiambu OCPD Francis Njomo confirmed the incident and stated that investigations are underway to establish what transpired. Family members expressed disbelief over the tragedy. Peter Ndung’u, brother to the deceased man, revealed that the couple had lived together as husband and wife for two years without any known conflicts or domestic issues. Meanwhile, Monica Wanjiku, mother to Josphine Gathoni, urged young couples to seek guidance and counseling whenever they face challenges in their relationships. She emphasized that open com...

 For five years, the family of James Kariuki, a Kenyan detained in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has lived in despair, clinging to hope that he will one day return home. Kariuki, who maintains his innocence, remains incarcerated after being convicted in a complex fraud case that his family insists was orchestrated by imposters using his stolen identity. Speaking from their Kangoya village, Kiambu home, during a church mass convened to give the family spiritual comfort and pray for devine intervention Kariuki’s father, John Thiong’o, expressed the anguish of watching his son suffer in a foreign land. “How can I raise over Sh80 million to bail out my son? Even if I sold everything I own or held a harambee, it would still not be enough. I feel helpless as a parent,” Thiong’o said, adding that he has sought help from various government offices without success despite the case being raised in Parliament. Kariuki’s mother, Esther Wambui, echoed the frustration, questioning why UAE auth...

A Kiambu-based Sacco’s Annual General Meeting ended in disappointment after organizers abruptly announced that the required quorum had not been reached, forcing the event to be called off. Click to play: https://youtu.be/M4PHe-YLvPk?si=tb6ftI7gscF-P80O The AGM for Metropolitan Sacco  in recent years has been battling severe financial challenges and was placed under receivership by the Co-operative Bank— had been scheduled at Sts Peter and Paul Primary School grounds. By 1 p.m., the meeting had yet to begin, prompting impatient members to demand an explanation. Metropolitant Natuonal Ltd  Sacco  headoffice  Kiambu town. It was then that the Presiding Board Chairman informed members that the statutory quorum had not been met, warning that proceeding without it could expose the Sacco to potential court cases. He assured them a new date would be communicated once arrangements were finalized. Disappointed members walked out, accusing the board of insensitivity, notin...

   click to play  Channel22media .  The Kiambu subcounty business comChannel22media.community has faulted the county government enforcement team for harassment and intimidation accusing them of stealing their properties during operation of non compliance to pay a single business permit. According to the traders they said that the county enforcement officers have pounced on many businesses with impunity, picking properties without taking any inventory of the items picked and hence arrest occupants of the businesses. The traders said that the officers demand a bribe of Kshs 2,000 to return items confiscated during the raid for the business owner not to be charged in court. The traders who did not pay the bribe and opted to be taken to court were charged with operating without a license and given a police cash bail of Ksh 5,000. The accused traders appearing before kiambu senior principal magistrate M. Opondo gave orders that the items confiscated by enforcement off...

By Paul Njau GATUNDU NORTH WOMEN POINT FINGERS TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES AS HIGH UPTAKE OF ILLICIT BREWS DRIVE THEIR MEN OUT OF THEIR HOMES. Women from Kianganga village in Gatundu North kiambu county, are up in arms with local authorities and security apparatus, for failing to contain high uptake of illicit brews in the area which have made local men unproductive. The angry area residents cite that the re-emergence of illicit brews in the remote area have turned many men into zombies failing to play their role as family providers but now to the extreme of being unable to accomplish their conjugal rights. A section of Gatundu women in protest over illicit brew  The furious women have expressed their dissatisfaction with the sluggish nature of the law enforcers in the effort to curb the menace once and for all. "Enough is enough,we cannot sit down and see our men becoming useless beings, now this is too much" Irene Wanyoike cried out. Led by Irene Wanyoike, the irate women decried ...

  A Kiambu court has issued a warrant of arrest orders for a head teacher who is in contempt of not honouring a court order which allowed a middle aged man his paternal right to see his two year old son   Kiambu resident magistrate Wilson Rading made the ruling that Hellen Waitherero head teacher Ngegu primary school and her daughter Joan Wambui who has since fled were in breach of court orders to have Peter Njoroge see his son and their actions were deliberate.   Njoroge who lives in the United States of America has been deprived of his parental rights since December 2019 after he fell out with his then girlfriend Wambui prompting his son a US citizen to be detained in Kenya by Waitherero (grandmother) denying him access which has led to a court battle.   Njoroge argues that he has a right to his son since the mother fled to the US with no contact leaving the child with her mother which led to concerns of the well-being of the child hence his efforts to get access t...

   Story by channel22Media Reporter The Israel embassy has re-affirmed its commitment to support the Kenyan government in forest conservation through tree planting. Ambassador Oded Joseph applauded President Uhuru Kenyatta for the efforts he has placed to see the country attain its lost forest cover. Click for Video Stories   https://www.youtube.com/channel /UC9GVtbrNUfpQqLh3CmNiV6Q/videos He spoke at Uplands forest in Lari sub -county where he led the embassy, Kenya Forest Service and members of the community forest association to plant 3,000 trees The Israel ambassador said even if their five years will expire next year, they will continue to support government programs that will see the environment conserved. He was accompanied by deputy forest chief conservator Charity Munyasia, central highlands conservator Samuel Ihure, Kiambu ecosystem conservator Paul Karanja and uplands forest manager Isaac Waweru.   Others were Equity Bank Limuru branch, who dona...