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Fresh details have surfaced surrounding the fatal shooting of a police officer during an attempted robbery in Thika Town, Kiambu County. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Constable Bernard Koome, a member of the Special Patrol and Investigation Unit (Spiv), was gunned down on Wednesday afternoon during an operation …

Thika town’s push to become Kenya’s sixth city has gained significant traction, with Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi presenting a city charter to the county assembly for approval. Wamatangi initiated the town’s journey toward city status by handing over a report and charter to the county assembly. The proposal, created by …

An intern doctor died by suicide in Thika, two months following a similar tragedy in Gatundu. The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union (KMPDU) attributes these suicides to the financial strain caused by unpaid salaries since August. The union’s Secretary General, Davji Atellah, has called for the immediate payment of …

Police in Thika shot and killed a suspected robber early Saturday morning while responding to a gang attempting to vandalize a transformer in the Kang’oki area. The incident occurred around 4 a.m. when a group of seven had already cut off power to the area. Thika police chief Lawrence Muchangi …

Tragedy struck a family from Machakos as they mourn the loss of their daughter, Faith Musembi, a 19-year-old student at Mount Kenya University (MKU), whose lifeless body was discovered in her rented room at Pilot Estate within Hospital Ward in Thika. According to Faith’s distraught father, Boniface Musembi, the family …

In an effort to enforce safety regulations, the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) conducted a crackdown on Sunday in Thika, Kiambu County, resulting in the arrest of passengers found traveling in overloaded public service vehicles. NTSA, in a communication posted on X, urged motorists to refrain from boarding overloaded …

As the National Youth Service (NYS) continues its recruitment drive for 15,000 volunteer servicemen and women nationwide, many young individuals in Thika, Kiambu County attended the exercise at Thika Stadium on Tuesday. They underwent thorough screening, with close examination of their academic credentials and physical attributes. However, almost three individuals …

On Wednesday, January 24, police in Thika, Kiambu County, fatally shot two suspected criminals during a robbery incident. The duo created a commotion while robbing residents before their demise. Reportedly, the suspects, along with accomplices who fled, were burglarizing a local store by breaching its perimeter wall. Residents’ alarm prompted …