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Gachagua to President: Mt Kenya people will send you home

Former DP Rigathi Gachagua started his three-day tour of Meru with a call to the voters to remain united, as any divisions might enable President William Ruto to retain his power.

By 14 days ago

Work with Mwangaza to secure Meru votes, Ruto told

Ruto has been urged to take stock of his waning support in Meru after the DEP Bus party left the ruling Kenya Kwanza coalition.

By 15 days ago

Funding shortage stalls Meru University's Mariene Research Institute project

The Mariene Research Institute, a project by Meru University of Science and Technology (MUST) has stalled due to a shortage of funds.

By 16 days ago

Farmers protest compensation for wildlife damage

Some of the victims of wildlife invasions on their farms said they received as little as Sh3,000 at a time they were expecting up to Sh1 million in compensation for crop destruction.

By 18 days ago

Ignore Gachagua's rallies, Ruto allies tell Meru voters

A section of President William Ruto’s allies have urged Meru residents to ignore former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua when he camps in Meru for three days later this week.

By 19 days ago

Meru Governor Mutuma unveils team of advisors

Meru Governor Isaac Mutuma has unveiled a new team of advisors as he seeks to transform the fortunes of his devolved unit.

By 22 days ago

Governor Njuki's budget proposals rejected over inequality

A section of residents and their leaders in Tharaka Nithi County have opposed the proposed 2025/2026 county budget.

By 25 days ago

Munya, Linturi to lead opposition campaigns in Meru

During the DCP launch, Gachagua signalled his intention to ring-fence the Mt Kenya region, ensuring that all elected leaders from the area in 2027 are DCP candidates.

By 26 days ago

Meru innovators narrate how state robbed them NEMIS copyrights

A Meru-based innovator claims ownership of the National Education Management and Information System (NEMIS).

By 1 month ago

Leaders call for a ban on Mwangaza charity events

A section of Meru leaders has challenged the national government to ban the ‘Okolea kana KA Miiru’ charity events associated with former Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza.

By 1 month ago

Ruto launches Sh950m compensation for human-wildlife conflict victims

Deputy President Kindiki acknowledged a backlog of compensation claims but said that digitising the process had helped clear outstanding arrears.

By 1 month ago

Sh10.8M EU-funded water project transforms lives in Samburu and Isiolo

Residents of Samburu and Isiolo have praised the establishment of a Sh10.8 million water project by the European Union and implemented by Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT).

By 1 month ago

Meru groups gain from investment education

Investment experts have said that most of the small business owners are not aware of investment opportunities.

By 1 month ago

Outrage against police over disruption of Mwangaza charity events

Ousted Meru Governor, Kawira Mwangaza, has accused security agents of being used by her political rival to disrupt her charity events.

By 1 month ago

Meru blogger 'Sniper' set to be buried over a year since his murder

Slain Meru-based blogger Benard 'Sniper' Muthiani is finally set to be buried over a year since his murder.

By 1 month ago

Murkomen vows stern action against speeding miraa vehicles

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has vowed to restore order among miraa (khat) transporters who are blamed for dangerous driving on Kenyan roads.

By 1 month ago

Meru residents protest reckless driving by miraa transporters

Frustrated by the continued reckless driving by Miraa transporters, a section of residents in the Miraa growing zones have asked the government to intervene.

By 1 month ago

County in blood donation drive to boost transfusion centre

Meru Governor Isaac Mutuma has launched a 30-day drive to increase the blood bank volume at the Meru Blood Transfusion Centre.

By 1 month ago

Kawira Mwangaza unveils plans for new political party ahead of 2027

The former county chief is hoping to use the party as a vehicle to diminish President William Ruto's support in Meru.

By 1 month ago

Meru governor picks team to deal with tax cheats in bid to collect Sh1b

Governor Isaac Mutuma’s administration has stepped up efforts to improve revenue streams by deploying enforcement and monitoring teams to enforce the cashless payment of revenue.

By 2 months ago

How scenic Nyambene became a cattle rustlers' paradise where locals live in perpetual fear

How scenic Nyambene became a cattle rustlers' paradise where locals live in perpetual fear.

By 2 months ago

Community mourns promising footballer who suffered cardiac arrest

Maingi had a nagging shoulder injury that had troubled him since last year and his club was keen to have him undergo surgery for him to be free of the pain.

By 2 months ago

Gachagua raids ruling party as day to unveil outfit draws near

On Friday, former Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi led a major delegation of 40 leaders to Gachagua’s home to declare their defection from President William Ruto’s UDA.

By 2 months ago

Governor Mutuma signs new law to revamp Meru's Cooperative sector

Governor Isaac Mutuma has endorsed the Meru County Cooperative Societies (Amendment) Act 2025 to govern the sector.

By 2 months ago

CJ Koome challenges leaders to embrace dialogue

Chief Justice Martha Koome has challenged leaders to embrace dialogue as a means of preventing post-election violence.

By 2 months ago

CS Ruku urges Kenyans to support Ruto's development agenda

Public Service Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku has urged Kenyans to rally behind President William Ruto and his deputy Kithure Kindiki, for the sake of development.

By 2 months ago

Miraa farmers push for value addition over market woes

Miraa farmers in Meru are exploring ways to embrace value addition to boost their income as the crop faces turbulent times amid shifting markets.

By 2 months ago

Ruto: I will not stop giving money to churches

This declaration comes despite growing concern among a section of Kenyans who believe some churches have become conduits for corruption.

By 2 months ago

Heath unions support takeover of referral hospital

Health workers' unions in Meru County welcomed Governor Isaac Mutuma's announcement that the devolved unit plans to surrender the hospital to the Ministry of Health.

By 2 months ago

Coffee farmers bemoan lack of government support

A section of small-scale coffee farmers in Meru have blamed poor yield on the failure by government to provide them financial support and quality and drought-resistant seedlings

By 2 months ago

Uproar after Munya refers to Mutuma as 'interim governor'

Former Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya has clashed with allies of Meru Governor Isaac Mutuma for referring to the county boss as an ‘interim governor.’

By 2 months ago

KEBS opens testing laboratory in Meru for products safety

The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has opened a laboratory in Meru County and stepped up market surveillance as it bids to restore quality of products.

By 2 months ago

Meru Governor Mutuma names 10-member cabinet

Meru Governor Isaac Mutuma has named a 10-member Cabinet, retaining only one member of his predecessor Kawira Mwangaza’s cabinet.

By 2 months ago

Inside mission to bring Kenya's 17 mountain bongos back from the US

Upon arrival, the bongos were taken to a specially designed sanctuary in Buuri, Meru, on the northeastern slopes of Mount Kenya.

By 3 months ago

Ruto's only complete project in Meru is my impeachment, says Kawira Mwangaza

Mwangaza accused the president of bowing to the blackmail of certain Meru leaders who pushed for her ouster through the county assembly.

By 3 months ago

Inside Ruto's plan for Meru amid Mwangaza's ouster, Kindiki's influence

It remains to be seen what kind of reception Ruto will get in the days following Kawira Mwangaza's loss of the governor seat.

By 3 months ago

Linda Kiome nominated for Meru Deputy Governor

Meru Governor Isaac Mutuma picks lawyer Linda Kiome as his deputy; she’s IEBC selection panel vice chair and was Mithika Linturi’s running mate in 2022 governorship polls.

By 3 months ago

Impeached Kawira Mwangaza vows to champion political freedom in Meru

Mwangaza on Wednesday said she will from next week embark on grassroots rallies with a view of sensitizing the community on the need to have a fresh crop of leaders come 2027.

By 3 months ago

I have no grudges but some of you have to go, Mutuma tells staff

Meru Governor Isaac Mutuma has assured senior staff in former Governor Kawira Mwangaza's government that he has no grudges.

By 3 months ago

New Meru Governor Mutuma reverses Kawira policies

Newly sworn-in Meru Governor Isaac Mutuma began his tenure by reversing several controversial policies implemented by his impeached predecessor Kawira Mwangaza.

By 3 months ago