SOCIETY 1 months ago The Popular Kenyan Witch Who Allegedly Glued Judge onto His Chair for 3 Months(Details) He may be gone, but the mysterious magical powers that he effectively performed while he was alive still cling to memories of Kenyans who knew him. Gacamuku, who died recently, was a popular witchdoctor from Mbeere North in Embu county. Legends have it that the old man was such an established wizard that he used to intervene between the dead and the living. As such, he was equally respected and feared in entire Embu county and the neighboring communities. An incident in the mid-90s left many baffled after Gacamuku
SOCIETY 1 months ago Sad as a Class 8 Pupil Kills a 4-Year-Old Boy, Drinks His Blood and Dumps the Body in the River Embu residents have been left in shock after a 16-year-old class 8 pupil confessed to killing his 4-year-old cousin, drinking his blood and dumping the body in a river. The suspect who had been arrested by the police led the officers to River Thuci where they recovered the body of Brayden Mutwiri. The victim had gone missing in December last year from his home in Kavengero, Mbeere North. Speaking to the Friday Star, the suspect’s uncle Nephat Nyaga stated that his nephew had admitted to committing that crime
POLITICS 4 months ago Deputy President Alleged Discrimination, Suppression Dangerous To Country: Trustee Deputy President Dr William Ruto With Former Water Sector Trust Fund Trustee Geoffrey Ruku and also Mbeere North Parliamentary seat aspirant in 2022 at Siakago Town in Mbeere North Sub-County during a fund-drive in a past event. President Uhuru Kenyatta has been urged to stop alleged sidelining of his deputy Dr William Ruto and refrain his allies from alleged planned suppression. A former Water Sector Trust Fund Trustee Geoffrey Ruku said today that when President Kenyatta and his deputy folded their parties
ACCIDENT 11 months ago Two Boys Drown After Schools’ Closure Over Covid-19 A government officer and a Mbeere North sub-county's resident stand near an earth dam like the one into which a boy drowned, constructed by the government in the semi arid Mbeere North Sub-county. Two boys separately drowned in Embu County dams this week as they played about after schools were closed down to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Ten-year-old Maxwell Mugambi drowned in Munandari Earth Dam in Kiambere Location of Mbeere South Sub-County on Tuesday at around 4pm as he allegedly and other boys tried
CRIME 8 months ago Embu Pastor Who Allegedly Impregnated Under-aged Faithful Being Probed A pastor wearing a cross. An evangelical church Pastor in Embu is being investigated into after allegedly defiling and impregnating his 13-year-old faithful before facilitating her to procure an abortion. The pastor whose church is in Ishiara village of Mbeere North Sub-County is being investigated into by the Directorate of Criminal investigation after allegedly sexually abusing the minor who, together with her parents attended his church. Mbeere North Police Commander Kivinda Kilonzo said the matter was
SOCIETY 1 months ago Four Year Old Missing Boy's Body Retrieved, Police Reveal That He Was Brutally Murdered And Dumped Of recent, murder cases have been on the rampant as several cases have been reported and the bodies of the deceased retrieved while brutally slain. About three weeks ago in Kavengero village, Mbeere North Sub-County in Embu, a four years old boy was reported to be missing. The family, friends and police officers have been on the trail of searching for the boy, but all efforts never yielded any fruits. However, after a long search, the police have finally retrieved the body of the four years old from river Thuci.
CRIME 6 months ago 17 Arrested while ‘Practicing Witchcraft Near School’ In Embu County, Police officers in Mbeere North, on Monday night captured 17 suspects for purportedly rehearsing witchcraft. Reports indicate that the suspect 17 suspects, who were driving inside four vehicles, made a supplication outside Ngunyumu grade school and broke a port that is said to have contained soil in it. The identifications of the five cars were hidden and it took the intercession of Ms. Jane Igoki, the Katheri area sub-chief to reveal the number plates of the vehicles. "Individuals from the
POLITICS 10 months ago Tuju Illegally In Office After Ministerial Appointment, MP Mbeere North MP Muriuki Njagagua speaking at Siakago NGCDF office on Dec 14 2019 Jubilee Party Secretary-General Raphael Tuju has been asked to quit since he has already obtained a cabinet post, which clashes with his party position. Mbeere North legislator Muriuki Njagagua said today that Tuju should lead by example to the other leaders and quit the SG's job and focus on the employment that President Uhuru Kenyatta gave him as a Cabinet Secretary without portfolio in order to avoid conflict with the party
ACCIDENT 6 months ago Two People DrownAnd Die In A Dam As They Were Running Away From The Police In Embu In Embu,Mbeere North a dam has claimed the lives of two people today as they were running away from the police.The police were tipped by residents that there were some bars that were operating against government restriction measures in the fight against novel corona virus. The police arrived at the scene without hesitation to access what was going on and indeed they came and found out that government restriction measures were being broken. Three people ran away and were being followed by the police,they decided
SOCIETY 1 months ago Trending now: Embu pupil arrested over killing his cousin and drinking his blood A sixteen years old boy, who is a class 8 pupil in one of the schools in Embu led the detectives to River Thuci where they retrieved the body of Braden Mutwiri, who he murdered and drank his blood in a suspected ritual sacrifice. Mutwiri went missing in late December from his home in Kavengero, Mbeere North. The Embu pupil lured his cousin as he played at home and took him to the river where he drank his blood together with his accompresses and threw him in the river. He accompanied the detectives to River Thuci
CRIME 6 months ago 17 People Arrested While Practicing 'Witchcraft' Near a School in Embu County When one talks about black magic, many may seem to see as if the story is outdated or even can't be real. While in some parts of Kenya, they have already eliminated the evil tradition act out of their community, while in some other areas, they are deeply rooted in witchcraft , and that no modernisation that can uproot them out of the activity . In Mbeere North , Embu county the police officers early this week arrested 17 suspects who were believed to be practicing Witchcraft near a school . According to police,