Simon Ciuri

Kenya

Business Reporter at Daily Nation

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Articles

Why Fred Ngatia wants expansion of St Mary’s School halted

1 week ago | nation.africa | Simon Ciuri

Senior Counsel Fred Ngatia wants the administrators of St Mary’s School, Nairobi, stopped from implementing a project that he says is interfering with his property. Mr Ngatia has gone to the Environment and Land Court, saying the project by the school is denying tenants of his Andrews Apartments the right to clean air and a serene environment. Through his investment vehicle, Diana International Ltd, the lawyer has secured an order halting the construction of a kindergarten.
CS Mutua’s Qatar police jobs fiasco

2 weeks ago | nation.africa | Simon Ciuri

On December 11, 2024, Labour Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua assured President William Ruto and desperate jobseekers that the government was closing a deal to have 200 Kenyans recruited into the Qatar police service. Mr Mutua spoke during a labour and migration forum at Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi that brought together industry stakeholders, including Qatar ambassador to Kenya Mohammed Mutair, whom he said was the link between the two countries.
Wamatangi claims witch hunt after EACC arrest in Sh1.7bn graft probe

4 weeks ago | nation.africa | Steve Otieno |Simon Ciuri

It was a long day for Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi, who spent the better part of Tuesday answering questions from sleuths at the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) headquarters in Nairobi over claims of Sh1.7 billion financial and procurement irregularities of county funds.
14 killed in three road accidents within 24 hours in Kirinyaga, Kiambu

1 month ago | nation.africa | Simon Ciuri

Fourteen people have died in three separate accidents in Kiambu and Kirinyaga counties within the last 24 hours. While 12 died in two separate accidents in Limuru, Kiambu County, two family members lost their lives in Kirinyaga County at 7pm on Thursday night after their pickup truck plunged into the swollen Nyamindi River at Kaboro Bridge in Gichugu Constituency, Kirinyaga County.
Ruto to Mt Kenya: I will not stop coming here, you are my people

1 month ago | nation.africa | Gitonga Marete |Simon Ciuri

President William Ruto concluded his five-day tour of the mountain region on Saturday, telling residents of the restive Mt Kenya area that he was not done with them yet and would be back soon. The President was visiting the region, which voted for him overwhelmingly in the 2022 presidential election but turned against him after he engineered the ouster of his former deputy, Rigathi Gachagua, in October last year.
Rebecca Kwoba: Youngster chasing football glory in USA

1 month ago | nation.africa | Simon Ciuri

Rebecca Kwoba is on her way to achieving her sporting dreams, thanks to her brilliant skills in football. After sitting her Form Four exams, Zetech University in Ruiru, Kiambu County spotted her talent and offer a fully scholarship to pursue a Diploma course in Electrical Engineering as she played for the institution’s team Zetech Sparks. Since then, the star of a 19-year-old rural girl from Kakamega County has shone bright.
Wamuchomba claims DCI summons over anti-Ruto video ahead of presidential visit

1 month ago | nation.africa | Simon Ciuri

Githunguri MP Gathoni Wamuchomba, a fierce critic of President William Ruto, now says she has been summoned by police in Kiambu over what she says was a viral video in which she is seen chanting anti-Ruto slogans with a group of youth. The video, which emerged on April 4, 2025, was allegedly recorded in Githunguri, Kiambu County, ahead of the President’s tour in the area today April 5.
'I'm left with no child': Pain of widow who lost three sons, grandchildren after accident

1 month ago | nation.africa | Simon Ciuri

A mother is burying her three sons and three grandchildren, a widow is laying to rest her husband and her only three children, and a farmhand is bidding a final farewell to her son. Francis Muturi, 42, and his brothers Peter Kirubi, 41, and George Ngugi, 25, perished alongside Muturi’s three children - Fidelis Waithera, 15, Catherine Wanjiru, 13, and Vitalis James Kirubi, seven. Also among the dead is Limwell Munyaka, the son of Muturi’s farmhand, Hannah Wanjiku.
Majonzi watu saba wa familia wakifariki ajalini wakienda matanga

1 month ago | taifaleo.nation.co.ke | Simon Ciuri

Habari Mseto Majonzi watu saba wa familia wakifariki ajalini wakienda matanga Na SIMON CIURI April 1st, 2025 Kusoma ni dakika: 1 HALI ya huzuni imetanda huko Limuru, Kaunti ya Kiambu, baada ya watu saba wa familia moja kufariki katika ajali ya barabarani karibu na mji wa Naivasha walipokuwa wakielekea kwenye mazishi ya jamaa yao. Ajali hiyo ilitokea Jumatatu jioni, Machi 31, 2025 katika eneo la High Peak kwenye barabara ya Mai Mahiu-Naivasha.
Tragedy as 7 family members die in Naivasha highway crash

1 month ago | nation.africa | Simon Ciuri

A sombre mood has engulfed a family in Limuru, Kiambu County, after seven of its members perished in a road crash near Naivasha Town as they headed for the burial of a relative The accident occurred at High Peak area along Mai-Mahiu-Naivasha highway. A police report seen by Nation indicates the crash happened after a Toyota Prado rammed a trailer. ‘’The accident involved Sinotrack trailer driven by one Boniface Nyambu from Mai Mahiu towards Naivasha,’’ the report reads in part.