Alice Waithera

Journalist at The Star (Kenya)

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Three suspects arrested in connection to abductions in Murang'a

5 days ago | the-star.co.ke | Alice Waithera

Police officers displaying items recovered from a saloon car that three suspects were using to abduct victims, May 10, 2025. /ALICE WAITHERAPolice in Murang'a have arrested three people suspected of being behind a spate of abductions and robbery with violence incidents in the county. The suspects, two women and a man, were apprehended on Friday afternoon after police officers intercepted a saloon car in which they were travelling in Kangema.
Kenyan advocate wins International Human Rights Award

6 days ago | the-star.co.ke | Alice Waithera

In SummaryMuchemi trumped 39 other applicants from North, Central and South America, East and South Asia, Oceania, Africa and Europe to scoop the award. She has represented numerous sexual offenses survivors and was among the team of lawyers representing IJM and families in the murder case of lawyer Willie Kimani who was killed in 2016.
Laikipia Human-wildlife conflicts victims receive Sh70m compensation

6 days ago | the-star.co.ke | Alice Waithera

In SummaryDeputy president Kithure Kindiki said the compensation includes claims made over a decade ago but which were never successfully processed. Laikipia is among the top counties experiencing frequent human-wildlife conflicts alongside Taita Taveta, Narok, Lamu and Kajiado. Deputy President Kithure Kindiki addressing Karimon residents in Laikipia NorthOver 700 residents of Laikipia County have today received Sh70 million as compensation for the damages caused by wildlife.
Murang'a residents want Mau Mau roads contractor to re-do road

6 days ago | the-star.co.ke | Alice Waithera

Residents of Kangema constituency in Murang’a county want a contractor working on Mau Mau roads passing through the area to redo the road. Less than a month after the Kiruri Kanyenya-ini road was tarmacked, it has started wearing out and developing potholes. Ann Mugure, a trader at Kiruri shopping centre, said they have been wading in mud for the last three years after the contractor left the site over unpaid dues in 2022.
TVETs to plant 3.5m trees to fight climate change

6 days ago | the-star.co.ke | Alice Waithera

Technical and Vocational Education and Training institutes across the country have launched an initiative to plant 3.5 million trees during this rainy season. Already, 2.5 million trees have been planted, with the TVETs aiming to exceed their annual target of five million. Speaking at the launch of a ten-day greening initiative at Kiambu National Polytechnic, TVETs Principal Secretary Esther Muoria said the institutions have over 700,000 enrolled learners.
Kuppet rejects state’s hardship areas allowance review

1 week ago | the-star.co.ke | Alice Waithera

Teachers in Laikipia county have opposed proposals by the government to review areas that qualify for hardship allowances for civil servants in the country. Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi presented a proposal in the National Assembly to reclassify hardship areas.
Invest in agriculturally-rich Kirinyaga, Waiguru urges manufacturers

1 week ago | the-star.co.ke | Alice Waithera

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has urged manufacturers to invest in the county, saying it has a rich agricultural heritage that positions it as a premier agro-industrial hub. The governor spoke in Kutus town during the launch of a new wheat milling equipment at Joy Millers Company with a capacity to mill 600 tonnes of wheat a day. She said the county has the infrastructure and resources required for investments to thrive.
Murang'a to brand its tea for the global market

1 week ago | the-star.co.ke | Alice Waithera |Mathews Ndanyi

French Ambassador to Kenya Arnaud Suquet, governor Irungu Kang'ata, Equity Bank CEO James Mwangi and an official from Kiru tea factory during a tour of the factory. /ALICE WAITHERAMurang’a county has partnered with Equity Bank and the French government to brand its tea products. The initiative will provide Geographical Indications for locally produced tea to ensure it retains its identity in international markets and fetches higher prices.
Decentralise funds to villages, MP Nyoro urges state as debate on abolition of NG-CDF rages

1 week ago | the-star.co.ke | Alice Waithera

Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro has underscored the need for the national government to ensure more funds are decentralised to the grassroots to benefit Kenyans more. The MP, who spoke at Ndikwe Primary School while commissioning renovation of its classrooms and installation of cabros in its compound, said the debate on whether the NG-CDF should be abolished should be on whether the government should add more funds to the kitty.
Heroin is the drug of choice for most Kiambu addicts - report

1 week ago | the-star.co.ke | Alice Waithera

In SummaryGlobally, there are more than 296 million drug users, 69 million of whom use opioids. Injectable drug use contributes to about 10 per cent of new HIV infections and 39.4 per cent of Hepatitis C, and was blamed for over 70 per cent of drug-related deaths in 2019 attributed to opioid overdoses.