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18/11/2024

Our political leaders claiming that those who heckled WSR in Embu were incited is a misplaced assertion.
Embu people were simply expressing their feelings and emotions, just like a majority of Kenyans.
You can't cast aspersions on the Church leadership and expect to go Scot free without facing the wrath of faithfuls. By the way, can the names of the inciters be forwarded to the relevant authorities for necessary action.
Truth be told, were it not for the fact that people were in church, I guess things would even have gotten out of control.
The love of the people shown to HE Uhuru Kenyatta and HE Rig G must have sent shivers down the spines of KK leaders in Embu, more so as the two were escorted by the multitude at different times chanting, "Ruto Must Go!, Ruto Must Go"!
Let's address the real issues facing the electorate and stop unnecessary blame games. The truth is,"The Donkey is on its knees". Truth will set us free. How do you tell church leaders that they aren't aware of what is on the ground and yet they interact with the people daily kule mashinani?
I know for sure, they are the society's conscience!!!!!!!!!

29/10/2024

Recovering alcoholics and drug addicts receive dairy goats, beehives and other farm inputs to start life afresh from rehabilitation centres to help them re integrate back to the society

In a bid to re- integrate recovering addicts back to the society and empower their lives a church from Kirinyaga has initiated an empowerment programmes to keep them busy and prevent them from going back to alcoholism and drug substance abuse.

Seed of Hope family church which has a rehabilitation center at Difathas has kicked off an empowerment programme aimed at improving the lives of the recovering addicts to help them start life afresh.

The programme involves giving dairy goats, beehives,chicken,rabbits and various types of traditional vegetables.

One of the beneficiary Jeremiah Muriungi who has gone through an intensive rehabilitation at seed of Hope says that dairy goats will keep him busy and prevent him from going back to alcoholism.

Murungi says that idleness has led to many youth indulge in alcoholism,drug abuse and chewing of miraa due to lack of employment saying such programmes will play a great role to the youth.

Dickson Mukundi another beneficiary says that alcoholism had affected his life completely but now he can engage in an income generating activity through dairy farming and bee keeping.

According to Seed of Hope Family Church Bishop John Mwangi the programme will ensure that all people who Has gone through rehabilitation will benefit farming incentives so as they can improve their lives.

Mwangi says that many youth due to lack of employment find solace in alcoholism adding that with such programmes many will be reformed and sustain their lives.

Under the programme Mwangi says that even thee church members have been included where small boys and girls will also benefit with rabbits and chicken While men will be given each five beehives and women will get vegetables so as to start kitchen gardens.

The Bishop also adds that the church has started a health

02/10/2024

Retired NIS officer files a petition at the Kerugoya High court seeking to have Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua declared unfit to hold public office over his remarks on June 26 in Mombasa where he made utterances demeaning the NIS and it's ability to advise the President in Matters security.

Justice Richard Mwongo has certified the matter urgent and ordered the petitioner to service the respondents by 7th of October and all parties to appear before him on 8th of October for further directions.

Through lawyer Tess Wanjiku, the petitioner Thomas Kimotho says that the Deputy President can save himself by apologising to the NIS and it's officers over the remarks.

The petitioner says that he is aggrieved by the utterances which portrayed the NIS, it's officers both current and retired as unprofessional.....

20/09/2024

UPDATE: Footballer Benson Muchoki loses leg after terrible encounter at Embu Level 5 hospital.

Muchoki who was first transferred to Kijabe hospital on Wednesday evening. Upon arrival at Kijabe hospital, he was immediately booked to the hospital threater.

Upon examination by an orthopedic surgeon in the hospital, the doctor broke the devastating news to the family that the condition had been mismanaged since admission.

The doctor noted that the promising footballers leg could be saved if the condition received immediate care.

Last night, Muchoki's leg was AMPUTATED.

The family will be holding an harambee on Sunday at Kagumori village to clear the hospital bills.

Quick recovery Keita.

18/09/2024

A section of Embu elders (Nyangi Ndiiriri) now dismiss the endorsement of interior minister Professor Kithure Kindiki as the spokesman of Mt Kenya East by a group of Mps & instead call on the legislators to focus on service delivery.

07/09/2024

Embu journalists to hold charity walk for 7 kilometers on Wednesday next week to raise funds for a woman who has been detained at Embu Level Five Hospital for the last three months over a medical bill of Sh. 300, 000.

The county government discharged her but refused to let her go .

26/08/2024

Thousands of teachers are currently flooding the streets of Embu in a massive demonstration, causing significant traffic congestion within the CBD. The protest has brought the town to a standstill, with vehicles and pedestrians struggling to navigate through the crowded streets. The teachers are voicing their grievances, and their sheer numbers are creating a considerable impact on the flow of daily activities in the area.

16/08/2024

Manyatta Bodaboda operators have planted bananas at Kithanje Road and closed it due to it's bad condition.

15/08/2024

16TH AUGUST 2024ADVERSE AUDIT REPORT SPARKS MCA ANGER Embu Ward.

Representatives have threatened to impeach County Executive Committee members on grounds of incompetence, non-performance and contravention of the law.The furious MCAs expressed their frustrations after interrogating Finance and Economic.

Planning County Executive Committee Member Prof. Joe Kamaria on reports of the Auditor General on: County Revenue Fund for the Year Ended 30th June, Receiver of Revenue – Revenue Statements and County Executive of Embu for the year Ended 30th June, 2023.During a County Assembly Public Accounts Committee sitting, the Auditor General’s Report revealed that a physical inspection conducted in Embu Level 5 Hospital stores in August, 2023 revealed that the facility had in stock of expired drugs whose estimated value amounting to Ksh 7,9 million.

The MCAs decried the incessant lack of medicine across the county, yet donated drugs were left to expire.Prof. Kamaria was at pains to explain to the Ward Reps why outstanding imprests amounting to Kshs.25.4 million had not been surrendered for the last five years.

The Audit Report indicated that some junior officers at the County Executive had taken imprests of up to Ksh 2.9 million, which they failed to account for within seven days.MCAs led by the PAC Chairman Paul Muchangi (Gaturi South) demanded that the long outstanding imprests, plus illegal allowances to members of the County Public Service Board where each member was paid Ksh 680,000 recovered. Muchangi slammed the head of County Treasury for presenting unsigned payment vouchers as evidence in the committee, terming them as forgeries.Deputy Speaker Ibrahim Swaleh (Kirimari) questioned why the County Government had paid Ksh 156 million as insurance for a pickup (KBL 009M) which was privately owned by a Commercial Bank.

He also noted that the county had no updated vehicle register with details of chassis numbers, engine numbers, the dates the vehicles were put into use.

24/07/2024

Tens of journalists from Embu and Kirinyaga staged peaceful demonstrations to protest against police brutality on pressmen.
The scribes, under the umbrella of Media Council of Kenya and Kenya Editors Guild marched along the streets of Embu town waving placards bearing the message "DO NOT KILL THE MESSENGER".
The group condemned wayward behaviour by the police during Gen-Z protests and called for prosecution of rogue law enforcement officers.

10/07/2024

The government has announced a seven days amnesty to the suspects who participated in vandalizing computers and valuables in KRA and Embu Governor's office during last week Gen-Zes peaceful demonstration to return them before they're caught up by the hand of law .

Speaking after chairing Embu county security committee in his office, Embu County Commissioners Jack Obuo said after the given amnesty elapses manhurt operation with commence immediately and everyone linked with the stealing will be apprehended and prosecuted.

28/06/2024

What a shame we can't have a County with all leadership in place but no fire engines machine that is operational. We Embu people deserves good services from offices of leaders whom we voted in.
Having two fire engines machine from Tharaka-nithi county coming all the way to put off fire and rescue Jomo Kenyatta home for children living with disabilities is total shame and unacceptable.

27/06/2024

Embu County renown activist and a key champion of people who are endowed differently Jacob Ireri Mbao has urged young youths commonly known as Gen-Zs to maintain peace as they take to the streets to demonstrate and push for the rejection of draconian Finance bill.

Mr Mbao who have been taking part in the ongoing country wide demos in different town namely Runyenjes, Siakago,Kiritiri and Embu town is among millions of leaders who are irked by the leadership of President William Ruto.

Mbao said thought it's Kenyans rights to demonstrate and picket, they should maintain peace and avoid destruction of property.

The out spoken leader and a critic of the Government style of leadership is against police brutality where over 20 young youths have been gunned down .

23/06/2024

Clinical Officers in Kenya Vow to Continue with Strike

The strike by clinical officers which has entered its 84th day today will continue as the government remains unresponsive to their demands. While addressing press in Embu town George Gibore, the Secretary General of the Kenya Union of Clinical Officers (KUCO), said the healthcare professionals are determined to continue with their industrial action until their grievances are addressed. The prolonged strike has caused significant disruption in healthcare services across the nation, leaving many patients in critical need of care.

Gibore accused the government of reneging on agreements made in 2021, specifically regarding employment contracts and health insurance. He said Clinical officers have been subjected to dubious contracts that provide little job security, and the government's failure to pay for their health insurance has forced them to cover medical expenses out of their own pockets. "We cannot continue to work under such precarious conditions," Gibore declared, stressing the urgency of their demands.

One of the key issues driving the strike is the unfulfilled promise of an increased risk allowance. In 2021, the government agreed to raise the allowance from Ksh 3,000 to Ksh 15,000, but this has not been implemented."We are risking our lives every day, and the government must acknowledge that," Gibore stated.

His sentiments were echoed by Jacinta Rwamba, the National Gender Affairs Secretary for KUCO, highlighting the persistent issue of stagnation in promotions. She said many clinical officers have not seen career advancements for years, leading to frustration and low morale. "The government must address the promotion bottlenecks that have persisted for far too long," Rwamba urged, calling for immediate action to rectify this situation.

Despite these challenges, the clinical officers have expressed a willingness to negotiate with the government. Gibore emphasized that they are open

15/06/2024

On the eve of Father's day, Mbao a proud Father is giving out 200 worth of airtime to the first 20 people to correctly name at latest 5 projects/or initiatives MBAO has done thus far in Mbeere North. In addition,the first 20 to give Mbao some meaningful pieces of suggestion/advice.

14/06/2024

Government to connect 600000 homes to power grid

The Government will connect 566,000 homes to the electricity grid at a cost of Shs 42bn, Energy and Petroleum Principal Secretary, Alex Wachira, has said.

He said the connections are the beginning of an ambitious plan that will see the government allocate money every year to have 90 to 95 percent of all homes connected to power by 2030.

Mr Wachira was speaking in Mbeere North yesterday when he commissioned four new electrification projects that will see 600 householders and institutions in Cianthia, Karerema, Cieria and Kanyaga/Gitiburi connected to the national grid.

The PS said priority will be given to areas with low electricity and urged beneficiary communitiesto look out forpeoplewho might want to vandalise thw infrastructure.

He said vandals cost the government over shs 2bn in damages annually, adding that power and roads infrastructure is the most hit, usually by scrap metal hunters.
A director of the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation (REREC) Mark Nderitu said the projects will take about one month to build and asked the beneficiary communities to help speed up the work by wiring their houses and granting wayleaves where necessary. The connections will be free of charge.

He said some 322 projects will be implemented around the country this year under the Last Mile Connectivity Program with priority to areas that have never had any form of electricity connections ever.

He said he expected that the projects will transform the socioeconomic life of affected areas.

Mbeere North MP Geoffrey Ruku said his Constituency had mapped out 684 villàges in his constituency that need first time electricity connections through about 300 trànsformers.

Ruku said the electrification of the areas will be followed by the laying of a optic fiber cable to power three proposed ICT hubs.

On natoonal politics, Ruku said politicians needed to respect Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to ensure harmony in

03/06/2024

Outcry in Embu town and it's environs following increased incidences of water meters theft, could it be an inside job by rough EWASCO officers..??

Why are they not talking about it...!!

16/05/2024

RIGGY G IS RIGHT ON ONE-MAN-ONE-VOTE-ONE-SHILLING MANTRA:

Rigathi Gachagua has shown his true colours - he is not the buffoon some thought he was but a shockingly smart, cunningly calculative, and admirably courageous fellow. He knows too well that in as much as one does not have to fight to be a man, one must also fight when he is a man.

An example in point is how he quickly downed the tools of war, assumed the role of peacemaker, and reached out to the Kenyattas in a bid to galvanize Mt. Kenya. I am not shocked that he has suddenly embraced and picked up the role of backer number one for the one man-one vote-one shilling economic mantra. And a good portion of the country is with him.

The best way to smother the beast of corruption perpetuated by regional leaders is to make them understand that if they make their regions unattractive thus sending away residents and investors, they will not get good money from the sharable income.

The current scenario is unsustainable because some counties are making zero investment in development to a point where their kids are being sent 800 kilometres away to attend school because they cannot find good schools within their counties.

This is the case in Wajir, Mandera, Garissa, Isiolo, Turkana, among several other counties where even devolution has not opened up these places for business. The roads are still impassable, kids study under trees, wild animals and bandits roam freely, and arranged marriages involving teenagers are the norm. Some leaders from these areas are busy stealing monies from their counties and putting up all sorts of businesses in Nairobi, thus keeping their home counties deep in the stinky byre of poverty. Residents of these counties are fleeing in large numbers whenever they get an opportunity. This is why Northeastern communities are now found in Nairobi, Machakos, Narok, and Kisii Counties.
Implementation of the one man-one vote-one shilling idea will compel the leaders of these areas to slow down on