Development

When Rev Dr Lawi Imathiu announced a vision to establish the Kenya Methodist University (KeMU) in 1986, some delegates of the Methodist Church in Kenya (MCK) Conference at Shanzu, Mombasa, dismissed the ambitious plan as a pipe dream. The vision might have been too lofty to comprehend then, but Rev Imathiu and others dared...

A cross section of women from Meru have unanimously endorsed Interior CS Kithure Kindiki as the Mount Kenya spokesman and kingpin. The hundreds of women who came from all corners of Meru County and converged at Kinoru stadium in Meru town said they decided to endorse CS Kindiki due to his outstanding performance, honesty,...

Residents of Kairiri village in Timau ward, Buuri constituency in Meru County have retrieved the body of a grade six pupil who drowned in a private dam last evening. The 12 year old boy reportedly went missing yesterday evening prompting the residents to start a search for him. A villager, Mwathe...

Imenti South DCC Mary Mwangi has called on the community to take responsibility in eradicating teenage pregnancies. Addressing a leaders meeting in Mitunguu, the DCC said that the most vulnerable girls are those whose parents are working in the tea growing zones. "Don't say that she is not your daughter because...

Governors have faulted a proposal to reduce counties' allocation from Sh400 billion Sh380 billion due to the withdrawal of the finance act 2024. Speaking during the sixth edition of the Ura Gate Cultural Festival in Tharaka Nithi County, Council of governors chairperson Ann Waiguru said the allocation of Sh400 billion was also insufficient.

Principals have been urged to introduce the German language in TVET institutions for their trainees to benefit from job opportunities in the diaspora. Principal Secretary for Diaspora Affairs Roseline Njogu said there will be a lot of job opportunities in Germany after Kenya signs a bilateral labour agreement with the country.

Tharaka Nithi Governor Muthomi Njuki on Monday broke ground for construction of a Sh300 million modern market in Ganga Ward, Chuka Igamba Ng'ombe.Njuki said he wass grateful to President William Ruto for allocating funds through the department of Public Works for its construction as part of his bottom up economic approach in uplifting and transforming lives of...

Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza has signed the 2024/2025 financial budget ending the three months stalemate between her administration and MCAs. Mwangaza however admitted that the stalemate had affected service delivery in the County and occasioned delays in salary payments to county staff. Roads takes the lion’s share of the 11.8billion budget...

Residents of Ruiri Rwarera Buuri East Sub-County have been urged to join cotton societies in the area so as to benefit with seedlings ahead of the planting season. The area has black cotton, a type of soil agriculture experts refer to as the best for cotton farming. Former nominated MCA in...

Security agencies in Tharaka Nithi County have developed innovative strategies to eradicate illicit brews and substance and drugs abuse.County Commissioner David Gitonga said they are exploring an avenue in which reformed illicit brewers are engaged in alternative trade such as being provided with pumps by the Kenya Breweries."Those who have committed to being reformed are helped to...