The family of 45-year-old Fredrick Warui has now threatened to demand an explanation from the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) for its inaction following the fatal attack on their kin by a hippopotamus near his home in Mwea East, Kirinyaga County, on May 30, 2026. Mr. Warui, from Kangondo village in Kirimara location of the said
A Kirinyaga man has died from severe brain bleeding caused by blunt force trauma following an alleged beating by Kenya Forest Service rangers, a postmortem examination has found. David Munene, 44, was allegedly beaten to death by a forest guard at Nyagithuci Village in Kirinyaga County on March 30, 2026, according to his family. The
A bishop in Kirinyaga County is counting heavy losses after an irate mob descended on his residence, setting it ablaze and looting valuables following the controversial death of a 30-year-old man in Ciagini, Mwea. Bishop Simon Wachira of Ambassadors for Christ Ministry Church lost his homestead, estimated to be worth millions of shillings, after residents