An ex-convict, identified as Peter Ndiritu Ndirangu alias Kimaitho, aged 35, has been apprehended in Nyeri County following information provided by residents about his location. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) disclosed that Kimaitho is linked to cases involving violent robbery, hawking, general robbery, and phone snatching. Upon flushing him out of his hideout, the police discovered 12 sachets of heroin, 9 rolls of bhang, a machete, and two kitchen knives in his possession.
“Kimaitho was released from prison in December 2023 but has since been implicated in various attacks reported at Weitemere, Majengo, Kiawara, and Blue Valley areas of Nyeri,” stated the DCI. “The ex-convict has been remanded at King’ong’o prison without the option of bail following his criminal record.”
In a separate incident in Nairobi, police are actively searching for suspects involved in the stabbing death of Tobias Oyo, aged 45, in Huruma. Responding to a morning call, police found Oyo’s body on the roadside, displaying visible stab wounds on the head and both sides of his chest. According to his family, Oyo left his house at 5 am for work when the attack occurred.
Police investigations revealed that a gang of four men was on a robbery spree targeting pedestrians heading to work. It is suspected that Oyo resisted their orders, leading to the fatal stabbing. The gang robbed him of his mobile phone but left Sh2,300 intact in his trousers. Security cameras at the scene showed the four men escaping toward the Mathere River direction after the incident, still armed with knives and crude weapons. The body has been moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and further investigation.
Once in a while, women from Nyeri County have complained about their men publicly. The women have accused them of failing to meet different things including their conjugal favours.
Laikipia Woman Rep Catherine Waruguru has a solution that helped her when she encountered the same problem: look for men from Rift Valley.
Move to other places
Waruguru who is originally from Nyeri but moved to Laikipia, shared that men from Nyeri don’t appreciate beauty.
“We believe in a new Kenya where people love each other. Even single young girls here (Nyeri) should look for a Kalenjin to get married to,” she said while speaking at PCEA Mathaithi Church in Nyeri county.
She went on:
“When I was in Nyeri, none of the guys winked at me. But in Nanyuki, I met a Kalenjin guy who took me to Kericho,” she said.
Waruguru was in the headlines recently after she, together with her hubby, were denied access to Sunshine Hotel in Kericho town for failure to produce a marriage certificate.
Women in Nyeri are calling the government to close a strip club opened in the town that has been giving the area a bad name and “stealing all the men”.
Female Members of the County Assembly of Nyeri expressed their fear saying that men have neglected their families and are wasting their days staring at the sexy women who have been brought from Nairobi.
Nominated MCA Beth Nyawira sparked the debate when she said the new culture in the area will ruin families.
“These ladies come from Nairobi and dance naked doing immoral things that I cannot mention here,” she said.
Women in Nyeri town have been complaining about their husbands sleeping outside their homes since the club opened doors.
“These entertainment joints should either be regulated or be closed down forever. I am a mother of a baby boy and I can’t imagine him hearing of clubs where women dance naked,” she added.
Nyeri Central Deputy county commissioner Kimutai Ngeny, however, didn’t know why so many were flocking there. He sounded like he might just make a visit to see what happens.
“What is the difference between your body and the one you are paying to watch there? Or is it the twisting? Are you not able to twist yours when taking a bath?” Ngeny asked.
Nyeri governor Wahome Gakuru died when the Mercedes he was traveling in rammed into guardrails along the Thika-Sagana highway.
Preliminary investigations found out that the accident was caused by tyre burst. The Mercedes lost control when its tyre burst, veer off the road and ram into the guardrail which speared through the vehicle inflicting fatal injuries on the governor and his aides.
Gakuru’s Mercedes was completely demolished by the guardrail
Guardrails fail
Ghafla! has determined that Gakuru and his aides ought to have survived the accident if the guardrails at the scene of the accident were not defective.
The guardrail sliced through Gakuru’s Mercedes
A standard guardrail is supported to curl off to the side when hit by a vehicle but the guardrail at Kabati sliced through the vehicle inflicting serious injuries and killing the occupants.
Standard guardrails are supposed to curl off to the side when hit in high speed. This was not the case in the accident that claimed the life of Nyeri governor
Faulty guardrails were killing and maiming hundreds of motorists in US before authorities replaced them with ones which curl off to the side when hit in high speed.
Watch the video below to get a clearer picture of how faulty and standard guardrails work when hit by vehicles:
Nyeri governor Wahome Gakuru has passed on in a tragic road accident along the Thika-Sagana highway. The governor died as medics prepared to airlift him to Nairobi for specialized care.
Gakuru and his bodyguard sustained serious injuries in the early Tuesday morning accident. The Mercedes they were traveling in rammed into barrier rail at Kabati along the Thika-Sagana highway in Murang’a County.
Wahome Gakuru
Traveling to Nairobi
Gakuru was on his way to Nairobi for talk shows with a vernacular radio and TV. He was accompanied by his driver and a bodyguard.
The governor was taken to Thika Level 5 Hospital for emergency treatment after the accident. Gakuru succumbed to his injuries as medics were preparing to airlift him to Nairobi.
Freak accident
Photos from the scene of the accident depict the severity of the accident. The Mercedes was completely destroyed when it hit the barrier rail.
Youth in Nyeri have gotten a raw deal as a granny has been chosen to represent them. Nyeri MCAs approved the appointment of 65-year-old Sheila Waruguru Githaiga as minister for Youth in Nyeri county government.
The sexagenarian was appointed by the governor for the docket despite uproar from the youth. Young MCAs in Nyeri County Assembly disapproved Sheila Githaiga’s appointment.
Sheila Githaiga
Majority of Nyeri MCAs however approved the sexagenarian’s nomination during a special sitting conducted on Monday October 23rd.
Kenyans reacts to granny appointment
Kenyans on social media have expressed their disappointment with the appointment of Sheila Githaiga as youth minister. Majority of netizens argued that the youth docket should be preserved for young people just like Women Representative posts are preserved for women.
Larry Madowo joined disgruntled youth in mocking the granny’s appointment. The NTV anchor took to Facebook to share a photo of the sexagenarian minister and captioned it with satirical words.
Nyeri’s Minister for Youth
“Meet the new Minister for Youth in the Nyeri county government: 65-year-old Sheila Githaiga,” Larry Madowo captioned a photo of Sheila Githaiga.
Below are some of the comments from Kenyans posted on Larry’s post on Facebook:
Pita Kinya: On behalf of my fellow Nyeri brothers and sisters, with sadness in our heart, we disown her as youth minister, she’s no longer one of us, the kisii can have her as youth minister ….
Rosemary Adegor: This is a mockery to the youth. How on earth can you have someone whose only memory of condom is ” rough rider”. Not amused at all! Please give a post to younger and energised person who understands the current world. No offence to the old lady though!
Mwangi Governor Mpenda Amani: Wonders will never seize. Huyu.shosh.anapaswa kuwa anaenjoy retirement yake..no wonder youths hawana job.I thought this government would b different. Long our young madam minister
Juliana Gathoni: pple from nyeri ain’t complaining.but u are.seriouse Larry.i have seen lots of ur articles.wewe hufai kuvaa men’s clothes u need to dress like a woman.unaudaku saana.
Patrick Ndibui Muchi: We are busy fighting our people and abusing them.what is in a tribe?look at my county now,she was a youth over 30 yrs…hii nchi iuzwe tugawane…
MezaMwanza Jane: Since l was born everyone used to tell me study hard you are the next leader of tomorrow, when is this tomorrow?
Cedric Guya: Central Kenya is Full of Fools to allow such appointments. Other Counties are appointing Youths. They are appointing Grandmothers. MEDIOCRE
James Mwangi: The problem with Kenyans is ignorant and being psychopath to tribal gods,its ironical a 65 representing the youth, people will wakeup to realise their problems was politician whom they ran to for solutions,Shes a youth anyway cos 80yrs beth mugo also was nominated to represents toddlers in the senate,help us God
Ronny Mwirigi Karani: Who said minister of youth should should be a youth??……this is just like saying minister of agriculture should be a cow…..Or the children department should be headed by children..
Ladyboss Lynn: Good for her,, all Nyeri youths are lost in drinking from dawn to dusk, they are never sober to lead even a ward leave alone a county.
Heim Kuria: And when a section of the Youths from Nyeri rise to challenge this, some psycophants of the current political regime are up in arms defending her. Its a Youths Ministry come on people!
Jay Felix: With the likes of babu owino and jaguar setting bad example for youth, I think we need more of these shoshos around to mentor them. Actually every county should have at least one shosh, and maybe every party nominate one in parliament!
Pamela Kinyua: Hahahahaha,,, is it the same place a nominated MCA was walked out due to dressing code?? Isorait!!! Alafu niskie MTU akisema hapa ati Rao should retire!!! See your lives!!
Nandwa Thee IceArk Kenya: Ati Minister for youth yet she is too old to be Ministser for aged people,anyway if Robert Mugabe can be ambassador of goodwill then minister for youth its possible but only in Africa
Kariuki Jayn:Am from Nyeri County and am against this even though walitupilia mbali the Youths Petition ya kunyang’anya huyu shush hicho kiti..Isorait 2022 haiko mbali saaana..
Gunia Ya Minji: Halafu u find youths shouting “Uhuru tano tena” my friends, when will u start applying ua skills if grandmas are taking leadership roles? Mtscheeeeeeew! No reforms no elections!!! #feelingspeleka #nyeri
Pita Kinya: on behalf of Mt Kenya community, we know you love us so much to have dashed us a whole youthful minister like her, but thank you for your kind heart… We have Nairobi business community to deal with, we can’t accept anymore addition.. We kindly give him to our Masai family for free. We will add money on top if its allowed??
Elizabeth Auleria: maybe shes a youth at heart….. btw was that nominated mca badly dressed???? just because she was in a sleeveless blouse,atleast i now know arms have thighs n its bad manners to show the thighs of the arms???NYIRI people iko chida??
Michael Thorne: She should have been the Minister for Culture, Social Services, County Heritage, Women, yaani like Nyiva Mwendwa wakati wa Moi
Terry Wanjala Kemboi: The work of the youths is to fight and protect their “leaders” just like they are planning to do on 26th by voting and others will be throwing stones but they will never be appointed to such positions…its a big shame
Wangechi Mwangi: Maybe we would have nothing to learn from our fellow youth who are busy spreading hate on social media let the mature ones lead us. Am just wondering if Larry you were to get that docket what we would learn from you except for inciting people on social media.
Peter Macharia: Hii ni kucheswa…. someone confirm that it is true,,,i will become vocal on this as a youth from nyeri,,,we dont want to be leaders of tommorow ,,today is our day…
Jayne Mwakiri: Thot vijana are the leaders of tomorrow so wen will the tomorrow come if at 65 bado ni leaders what sport can she actually do??
Sylvia Kade: I think in this jubilee government we have seen all sorts of wonder. If they still want to rule,let the world just end… If there is no trumpet for angel Gabriel to blow,we can use vuvuzela
Francis Munene: Seriously..hapa youths mtalia.. Remember Sally Sambili in sports. She made one of the most stupid decisions about Nyayo stadium.
Erustus Githinji: My brother Pole Sana Nyeri County has no youths ….no has no youths who can take up such a job….despite the docket being preserved for the youth…. The best they could give was a 65 years old granny.
Kazi ya youths huku ni kupiga kura and joining the NYS cohorts in the Kazi kwa vijana shovel and slasher workstations….
Maze Mazilu: She is young at heart, don’t look at the physical and make judgment if anything she can put some sense kwa vijana wa nyeri, who knows maybe she is a vergin…
Beth Nyawira was kicked out of Nyeri County Assembly for violating dress code. The nominated MCA found herself in trouble after another MCA complained about her outfit.
A sleeveless dress was the reason why Beth Nyawira was kicked out. Not a miniskirt or figure-hugging dress or even crazy cloth exposing skin.
Beth Nyawira
Deputy Speaker takes action
Kirimukuyu MCA Anthony Ndagita implored Deputy Speaker Samuel Kariuki to take action against Nyawira. Kariuki ruled that Nyawira had broken accepted dress code and ordered that the Sergeant at Arms to escort her out of the assembly.
Beth Nyawira walks out of Nyeri County Assembly after she was kicked out for violating dress code
Nyeri County Assembly Speaker John Kaguchia had earlier warned against indecent dressing. The warning came after some male MCA complained that their female counterparts tarnishing the Assembly’s reputation by wearing miniskirts.
