IEBC TO BLOCK EARLIER CAMPAIGNERS.

IEBC TO BLOCK EARLIER CAMPAIGNERS. JANE MUGAMBI 24TH AUGUST 2012.. Kirinyaga Central Mp Gachoki Gitari has declared that the civic by-election campaigns that are going on will be the determining factor of how the general election will be like. Speaking at Kagumo town during the campaign rally of Ezekiel Githinji who is one of the councilors vying for the councilor’s seat with a TNA ticket, Gitari said that the results will be an eye opener for next year’s election. “I can bet that this civic by-election’s outcome will be how the general elections will be in the constituency” added Gitari. He was optimistic that The National Alliance party (TNA) will win the Mutira ward seat which is highly contested. Gitari also added that they will make sure that Kirinyaga County remains a stronghold for Uhuru despite having a presidential candidate with the largest numbers of voters. IEBC Kirinyaga coordinator Terry Mwai assured that the elections are going to be free and fair and warned politicians not to hold early campaigns, not to use abusive language and adhere to the law. She said that so far there are 12,847 registered voters with 13 polling stations. She said that the cleared candidates are David Wangui for GNU, Evan Bundi for URP, Perminus Mundia for DP, Joseph Wanjau UDF, Stephen Mugambi Narc-K and Ezekiel Githinji TNA where they will officially start campaigning on Sunday saying that any candidate who will be seen campaign earlier will be locked out of the race. Ends…

MURUGI,MUNGATANA CHOPPER SCARE.

MURUGI,MUNGATANA CHOPPER SCARE. JANE MUGAMBI 24TH AUGUST 2012. Special programmes minister Esther Murugi and Garsen Member of parliament’s journey was cut short after the plane they were in had an emergency landing at Kabonge primary school in Kirinyaga County. The two cut short their journey to Kiganjo police training school where they had gone to attend the pass out parade when they boarded their vehicles and went back to Nairobi. According to area OCPD Patrick Oduma, the plane made an emergency landing due to bad weather. He said that the 8.30 am incident caused confusion amongst neighbours who scampered from safety when they saw the plane swerve from the skies. Oduma said that the plane was from Wilson airport headed to Nyeri for the pass out parade at Kiganjo police training school. Due to shock, they got into their vehicles and went back to Nairobi and left the plane at the school’s ground. Oduma said that no one was injured in the mishap. ends.. 0723321326

A MT.KENYA PORTER GOES MISSING AT THE HANDS OF KWS OFFICER IN A RESCUE MISSION OVER PUPPIES.

A MT.KENYA PORTER GOES MISSING AT THE HANDS OF KWS OFFICER IN A RESCUE MISSION OVER PUPPIES. JANE MUGAMBI 24TH AUGUST 2012. A family in Gichugu is calling upon the commissioner of police, Kenya wildlife services Director Julius Kipng’etich to assist them find one of their own who went missing at the hands of KWS officers over a puppies quarrel. Samuel Kathuri a brother-in-law said that the last communication was on 14th of this month at 7.30 pm where he was invited for a cup of tea by KWS officers at Castle lodge where he is also an employee after airlifting Uganda officers at Kamweti forest after a foot path patrol. HE said that the three officers then requested him again to accompany when so that he may show them some directions in the forest since he is a licensed designated porter . Kathuri alleged that Duncan Mugo called him informing him that he was in the company of one Tanui, David Nyamu and Ambrose Mwaisano and that they had gone back to the forest to continue with the search of the soldiers but after ten minutes his phone has since been disconnected raising concerns where the officers took their relative. “My concern is to have him whether alive or dead, we have inquired from the KWS officers who are said that they gave Mugo lift so that he can show them the direction in the mountain but they have denied any knowledge of him” he added. Kathuri went on to say that Mugo had accused the three officers for stealing his puppies on 28th May this year at 5 in the morning without any pay where they later arrested him when they resisted paying for the dogs and charged him with being a poacher, trespassing into a national park without authority and that he was found with being possession of snares and traps with intent of poaching without authority where he was released on a 20,000/- cash bail. Tanui, Nyamu and Ambrose denied any claims that the person in question had accompanied them to the forest. “I do not think you are supposed to ask me such questions. I do not know such Mugo” Tanui told the star on phone. The family has searched for him even in morgues to no avail pleading with the two top officers to assist them after Kianyaga police officers told them to first know the KWS vehicle that carried Mugo on that fateful day making it hard for them since there has never been any communication between them and the said lost relative since his phone is off. Comments from KWS senior warden Simon Gitau Mt.Kenya region werer fruitless as his phone was switched off. ENDS... 0723321326

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A well know jail bird was lynched at Sagana town by members of the public. Maina Jando was spotted at Sagana town by wananchi who had vowed never to allow him terrorise them. According to area Chief James Karunditu Maina had gone to visit Sagana town on Wednesday morning but he was cornered by members of the public as he tried to run away. HE said that wananchi became suspicious when they saw him around as any town that he visits there must be a robbery. The administrator added that since Maina was released from jail two months ago, there has been several robberies in Kagio, Sagana, Murang’a while being armed. “Maina was a very dangerous criminal, he has been involved in a series of robberies in Kirinyaga County and outside so when wananchi spotted him, they were able to corner him since he is bad news but it was too late for us to stop them since he had already been set ablaze and the area where he was lying was tossed with petrol” added The chief. The chief has urged members of the public to stop taking law into their own hands calling for cooperation to enforce community policing to curb crime in the area. The remains were taken to Kerugoya morgue. Ends… 0723321326

RECOVERY.

RECOVERY. JANE MUGAMBI 17TH AUGUST 2012. Police have managed to recover a commercial lorry belonging to Kindaruma hardware from Embu that had been carjacked by four men and a woman while on transit. According to the police boss Apollo Onyonyi the lorry was transporting hardware goods from Nairobi to Embu during the carjacking ordeal. He said that the lady requested the lorry driver to be dropped at Wamumu area where four men emerged from the bush and ordered the driver to get out of the lorry. Onyonyi went on to say that on alighting, he was tied on the hands, legs mouth before being put at the back of the lorry and they speed off to unknown direction. The police boss said that they received information from members of the public who were watching from far and followed the lorry. He said that on suspecting that they were being followed by the police, they changed the direction and used Sagana-Kerugoya route where they used a rough road to run away from the police. HE added that with the help of their counterparts they were able to intercept the Lorry at Kathaka primary school where a lady was arrested but the four gang men managed to escape in the dark. HE said that the commercial lorry KBC 339C was carrying hardware goods worth over 500,000/. The lorry was towed to Baricho police station awaiting the identification from the owner while the driver is assisting the police with investigations. Ends… 0723321326

KILLINGS ALARMING IN MWEA.

KILLINGS ALARMING IN MWEA. JANE MUGAMBI 17TH AUGUST 2012. Police are looking for two people who are suspected to have killed a suspected thief on Wednesday morning. Mwea-East police boss Apollo Onyonyi said that the public is not supposed to kill, burn or stone to death thieves or suspected criminals. HE said that a 25 year old thief who was beaten to death on Thursday was only identified as Kariuki from Mucagara in Gichugu and was in the company of two others who managed to escape. Onyonyi said that the thugs broke the door of the shop and locked it from inside where they were caught stashing shop goods from the shop in Kutus town. The people who killed Wednesday’s and Thursday’s thieves are residents of Kutus town who police are now hot in pursuit of them. HE has however urged Mwea residents have been urged to observe law and stop taking law into their own hands. This comes barely 12 hours after another thief was stoned to death after he was caught stashing goods from a shop in Kutus town. The Thursday’s thief was from Kiandai from Gichugu who was caught with a stolen bicycle who was burnt beyond recognition. The police boss has however said that the rate in which criminals are being killed in Mwea mostlyKutus is alarming calling for cooperation between police and wananchi to apprehend criminals to the police instead of killing them. Ends… 0723321326

ELEVEN CANDIDATES FOR KIRINYAGA CENTRAL CIVIC MUTIRA WARD.

ELEVEN CANDIDATES FOR KIRINYAGA CENTRAL CIVIC MUTIRA WARD. JANE MUGAMBI 2ND AUGUST 2012. ELEVEN candidates have declared interest in Mutira ward by election in Kirinyaga Central constituency. The eleven candidates have declared interest in the seat which fell vacant following the death of councilor Joseph Karimi in February. The late Karimi passed on in hospital as doctors struggled to save his life after he took a poisonous chemical. Among those who will be vying the civic seat, ten are from the Uhuru Kenyatta-led The National Alliance (TNA) party. Area Member of Parliament, Gachoki Gitari said all the TNA candidates would be subjected to nominations. "We have no preferred candidate and those who have declared their interest to fight for the seat must participate in the preliminaries," said Gitari. The MP said even the party leader Uhuru had said that there is no direct nomination or favourism. "The Deputy Prime Minister, Uhuru Kenyatta clearly said to me that there is no direct nomination or favourism despite the closeness with the party leader. They are supposed to be very ready for nominations," he said. Gitari said all the candidates of TNA would soon be called and briefed on the party's guidelines and policies. "A meeting for all the candidates would be convened for briefings before September, 17 by-election," he said. The MP was optimistic that TNA would win the seat adding that campaign strategies were being mapped out. Some of the candidates are seen holding secret political meetings in hotels ahead of the poll while others are criss-crossing the ward reaching out voters. Ends… 0723321326