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1 day ago | 
citizen.digital | Anthony Ndwiga
By Anthony Ndwiga Published on: June 27, 2025 07:55 (EAT) Embu Governor Cecily Mbarire has launched a scathing attack against former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, accusing him of allegedly sponsoring violent groups to infiltrate recent youth-led protests and cause widespread destruction in Embu town and Kiritiri.
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2 weeks ago | 
citizen.digital | Anthony Ndwiga
By Anthony Ndwiga Published on: June 13, 2025 03:14 (EAT) Two pupils from Tumaini Emmanuel Academy losttheir lives on Friday morning after their school bus veered off the road andplunged into a ditch in Kibugu, Embu County, during a routine morning pick-up round. The deceased, a seven-year-old boy and athree-and-a-half-year-old girl—both PP2 learners—were among 15 children onboard at the time of the accident.
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4 weeks ago | 
citizen.digital | Anthony Ndwiga
A 21-year-old woman was on Thursday attacked, raped, and leftfor dead at Ol-Kalou’s Huruma estate in Nyandarua County. The woman is reported to have been accosted by criminalsbrandishing machetes late in the night as she went to visit her aunt. They allegedly assaulted the helpless woman before raping herand later ransacked her bag, then dragged her into a thicket at a neglectedplot.
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2 months ago | 
citizen.digital | Anthony Ndwiga
By Anthony Ndwiga Published on: April 28, 2025 01:35 (EAT) The Catholic Diocese of Embu has clearedpetty fines and bonds worth Ksh.40,000, securing the release of 10 women fromEmbu Women’s Prison. The initiative, led by Bishop Peter Kimaniwith support from Caritas-Embu and Catholic groups, was announced during aconfirmation Mass at Embu Main Prison where 35 inmates received the sacrament.
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2 months ago | 
citizen.digital | Anthony Ndwiga
By Anthony Ndwiga Published on: April 20, 2025 01:34 (EAT) Police in Embu West have launched investigations into a carjacking incident involving a man who was attacked after pulling over to relieve himself in Embu Town. The victim, Charles Nyaga, was reportedly heading back to Kitengela from his rural home when he stopped along the roadside in Embu. According to Nyaga, two men emerged from the darkness, one armed with a knife, and ordered him back into his vehicle.
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2 months ago | 
citizen.digital | Anthony Ndwiga
Authorities in Kamiu Village have imposed a night curfew following the discovery of two bodies along the road connecting Kamiu and Blue Valley early Wednesday morning. Kamiu Location Chief Sammy Njagi confirmed the curfew will be enforced from 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM. He warned that anyone found violating the directive will be treated as a suspect in the ongoing spate of muggings that have plagued the area.
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2 months ago | 
citizen.digital | Anthony Ndwiga
Two individuals are nursing serious injuries following a hit-and-run accident involving a miraa pickup at Kangondu junction along the Embu-Meru highway. The victims, a boda boda rider and his pillion passenger, were reportedly heading home from Runyenjes when they were struck by an over-speeding miraa pickup. The impact left both with multiple fractures and severe injuries. Emergency responders from the nearby Hunter Medical Centre arrived at the scene shortly after the incident.
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2 months ago | 
citizen.digital | Anthony Ndwiga
By Anthony Ndwiga Published on: April 14, 2025 02:28 (EAT) A coffin business set up just outside the gate of St. Monica Special School for Mentally Challenged Children in Embu has sparked concern among educators and the community. The school's principal, Stephen King’ori, expressed shock and dismay over the establishment of the coffin workshop near the institution, which caters to 140 learners with mental challenges.
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2 months ago | 
citizen.digital | Anthony Ndwiga
By Anthony Ndwiga Published on: April 13, 2025 05:00 (EAT) The Catholic Bishop of Embu Diocese, PeterKimani, has criticised Kenyan politicians for what he described as constantlydragging citizens into their conflicts and using public platforms toair their grievances.
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Mar 27, 2025 | 
citizen.digital | Anthony Ndwiga
By Anthony Ndwiga Published on: March 27, 2025 07:27 (EAT) Police in Kithiri, Embu County are investigating themysterious death of a suspected thief who allegedly died by suicide following abotched robbery attempt in the area. Antony Mugendi’s lifeless body was discovered hanging fromthe roof of his house on Thursday morning, a few hours after he and unknownaccomplices were reportedly caught stealing macadamia nuts from a local farm.
