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Residents of Tharaka Nithi and Meru counties can finally breathe a sigh of relief after the government released Sh7 billion for the reconstruction of the Nithi Bridge, a blackspot that has claimed scores of lives over the years. Deputy President Kithure Kindiki on Wednesday February 25, 2026 announced that construction of a new, modern...

Meru County Woman Representative Karambu Kailemia has ignited debate after publicly declaring that men found guilty of sexually abusing minors should face castration as punishment. Her remarks come amid growing concerns over gender-based violence in Meru County, which ranks among the most affected counties in reported cases. Speaking while issuing sanitary pads to school-going...

The government is implementing development projects worth more than Sh50 billion in Kiambu County, President William Ruto has announced. The projects, which cut across housing, roads and markets, are aimed at transforming Kiambu County and boosting the country’s economic growth. Among the flagship programmes are 17,000 affordable housing units under construction...

Leaders from the Mt Kenya East region have come out strongly to defend Deputy President Kithure Kindiki, accusing Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader Oburu Odinga of persistently agitating the region . Speaking in Mbeere North on Sunday, February 22, 2026, during a church service attended by the Deputy President, Embu Governor Cecily Mbarire and...

By Dickson Mwiti The Avocado Society of Kenya Chief Executive Officer Mr Ernest Muthomi has urged farmers in Tharaka Nithi and Meru Counties to increase their acreage in avocado farming terming it has the next ‘gold’ in the coming years.‎ Mr Muthomi noted that avocado farming is rapidly expanding in both...