Edwin Gitonga

Jun 9, 2024 | standardmedia.co.ke | Edwin Gitonga |Lydiah Nyawira

For 26-year-old Pauline Gatwiri, her life has been one battle after another trying to seek treatment for a condition few people have heard about or experienced. In her home at Chiara Village in Abothuguchi West ward  in Meru County, Gatwiri is suffering from Multiple Sclerosis (MS), a rare condition where her immune system attacks the brain and the spinal cord.

Oct 18, 2023 | standardmedia.co.ke | Stephanie Wangari |Edwin Gitonga

There was drama on Wednesday in Ruiga, Imenti Central in Meru County after Governor Kawira Mwangaza faked an arrest by police officers. Mwangaza, who was running her Okolea outreach program, boarded a police land cruiser after authorities disrupted the meeting in Ruiga. The Standard has however established that the governor allegedly forced the arrest. Authorities declined to move the vehicle.  “I am under arrest. The police officers don’t want to take me to the police station.