Tension high in Lari, Kiambu County, after unknown assailants raid a home and kill woman and her granddaughter; investigations underway, DCC Samuel Kariuki says. #Kiambu

Governor Kimani Wamatangi continues to expand access to clean and reliable water across Kiambu County through the installation of a new solar-powered borehole in Komo, Gatuanyaga Ward, Thika Constituency.

The borehole is among 152 drilled and equipped by the county government over the past four years to improve water access for residents. So far, the county government has facilitated 150,000 new water connections through boreholes and an extensive 1,500-kilometre pipeline network, bringing water closer to households across the county.

#Kiambu

Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu and his wife, Susan Wangari Ndung’u, will remain in custody as they await further court directions on sentencing in their Ksh588.7 million graft case. The court has set November 27 for further directions in the case, leaving the couple in detention pending the next step in the sentencing process. #Kiambu

A 24-year-old woman has been arrested at Juja Matatu Stage in Kiambu County after police found her carrying 800 rolls of bhang.

Ann Wanjiku Njoki was apprehended during an operation by detectives from Juja Police Station targeting suspected drug traffickers operating in the area.

Police confiscated the consignment and placed her in custody pending arraignment in court. #Kiambu

Police in Limuru arrest seven suspects linked to series of attacks, including rape and murder, in ongoing operation; set to be arraigned, OCPD Mary Njoki says. #Kiambu

Kiambu County Government under Governor Kimani Wamatangi has constructed 32 new hospitals that include six level four hospitals and 26 level three hospitals in four years.
The the construction of the facilities is complete and the equipping of the facilities is already underway and are expected to increase the bed capacity by 2,400. #Kiambu

🚨 GATHONI WAMUCHOMBA DUMPS UDA, CITES CONSCIENCE AFTER CONSULTATIONS

Githunguri Member of Parliament Gathoni Wamuchomba has announced her exit from the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA), declaring that she will no longer seek, campaign for, or associate herself with the party.

Speaking during a press briefing on Thursday, October 8, Wamuchomba said her decision followed extensive consultations with her constituents, church leaders, community members, and other leaders.

“My conscience does not allow me to dine, associate and cluster with people who have no regard for others,” she stated.

Her announcement adds a new twist to Kenya’s evolving political landscape as leaders continue to reassess their political affiliations ahead of the 2027 General Election.

What does Wamuchomba’s exit mean for UDA’s political standing in the Mt. Kenya region? #Kiambu

A man in Kiambu has ben quarantined over suspected Ebola exposure.

Quarantine numbers climb to 66 as a suspected Wajir case adds to Ebola fears. #Kiambu

⚖️ HIGH COURT REJECTS WAMATANGI’S BID TO STOP KSH813.1M ASSET RECOVERY CASE

The High Court has dismissed Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi’s bid to have an KSh813.1 million asset recovery case filed against him by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) struck out.

Justice Rose Ougo ruled on Thursday, October 1, that Wamatangi had failed to demonstrate that the recovery case was barred by a separate petition challenging EACC’s investigations against him.

Wamatangi had argued that the case should not proceed, saying a separate petition he filed had already resulted in court orders stopping some actions against him.

The High Court has now allowed the KSh813.1 million recovery case to proceed.

#Kiambu #Wamatangi #EACC

Kiambu has banned the unlicensed collection of empty alcohol bottles, warning that the containers are being diverted for the repackaging of illicit brews. #Kiambu

30 donkeys rescued from slaughterhouse in Juja Farm, Kiambu County.

Police raided a warehouse along Juja Farm Road and found the animals being held for slaughter.

Investigators suspect the meat was destined for Nairobi, as authorities move to establish who was behind the operation and where the meat was headed. #Kiambu

Residents of Limuru have raised alarm over a surge in night-time theft, with criminals targeting water meters, taps and livestock in several villages.

Residents suspect organised gangs are stealing and vandalising residential and commercial water meters to extract valuable brass and copper components for sale in the illegal scrap metal market. #Kiambu

Police in Ruiru, Kiambu county have arrested 12 suspects connected youths manufacture and sell of illicialcoholic drinks and narcotic substances in the region.

In a crackdown led by Kiambu Deputy County Commissioner Julius Too, a total of 211 litres of traditional curating brew, assorted suspected counterfeit liquor brands and 378 rolls of bhang were seized.

The suspects are being held at the Ruiru police station as intensified crackdown on Illicit brew continues in the region. #Kiambu

Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi has led the distribution of certified maize seeds and fertiliser to over 6,000 farmers in Ngoliba Ward, Thika constituency, ahead of the expected heavy rains, in a bid to boost food security. #Kiambu

Juja woman Mercy Kanini delivers five babies through normal delivery at Thika Level Five Hospital, in a rare feat recorded in only five cases in Kenya’s history. #Kiambu

The government has heightened surveillance and response measures following an outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF), a highly contagious disease that affects pigs.

The affected counties include #Kiambu, #Tharaka-Nithi, #Embu, #Kakamega, #Homa Bay, #Busia and #Migori, which have been identified among the most affected areas.

Farmers are being urged to remain vigilant and follow veterinary health measures to help contain the spread of the disease.

The government has heightened surveillance and response measures in seven Kenyan counties following an outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF), a highly contagious disease affecting pigs.

The counties listed among the most affected are #Kiambu, #Tharaka-Nithi, #Embu, #Kakamega, #Homa Bay, #Busia and #Migori.

Farmers in the affected areas are urged to remain vigilant and follow veterinary health measures to help contain the spread of the disease.

The Kenya Meteorological Department has forecast moderate to heavy rainfall in several parts of the country from Sunday, September 13, to Thursday, September 17, 2026.

The affected counties include #Nairobi, #Mombasa, #Kwale, #Lamu, #Kilifi, #Taita Taveta, #Garissa, #Mandera, #Marsabit, #Wajir, #Kiambu, #Meru, #Tharaka Nithi, #Nyeri, #Murang’a, #Nyandarua, #Kirinyaga, #West Pokot, #Uasin Gishu, #Nandi, #Elgeyo #Marakwet, #Kakamega, #Bungoma, #Vihiga, #Busia, #Kisumu, #Siaya, H#oma Bay and #Migori.

A senior Kenya Prisons Service officer was found dead inside his car in an open field behind Spur Mall in Juja, Kiambu County. #Kiambu

Kiambu County Government under the leadership of Governor Kimani Wamatangi runs a comprehensive feeding programme that serves 52, 000 Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) learners with uji every day, three boiled eggs per week and milk every Thursday, as well as free learning material.

The programme has seen the population of learners in county-run ECDe centres increased from 32,000 to over 52,000, with the number poised to go higher. #Kiambu

Massive Fire Breaks Out Along Ruiru Bypass As Residents Call For Emergency Response. #Kiambu

Governor Kimani Wamatangi has in just four years increased OSR to Sh6.5 billion, built 512 new ECDE centres with feeding programme, 32 new hospitals, modernised medical equipment, 12,000 solar streetlights and seven bus parks, 26 markets and 100,000 water connections.

Upgraded 19 VTCs, supported over 750,000 farmers with farm inputs, developing 9 stadia, now working on roads, bridges and drainage. #Kiambu

Kiambu Governor Opens Kikuyu Level 4 Hospital as Health Investment Draws Mixed Reactions

Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi has officially opened the Kikuyu Level 4 Hospital, reviving a health project that had stalled under previous administrations. The county says pending contractor payments were settled to facilitate completion of the facility.

The hospital is part of a wider health infrastructure programme that includes six Level 4 facilities and 26 Level 3 hospitals, with the county targeting an additional 1,600 beds to expand access to healthcare and ease pressure on existing facilities.

Supporters have welcomed the opening as evidence of the potential of devolution to bring healthcare services closer to residents. However, critics have questioned whether new facilities will translate into better healthcare if they face challenges such as inadequate staffing, medicine shortages and limited operational capacity.

The debate highlights a broader challenge facing county healthcare: building hospitals is only the first step; ensuring they are fully equipped, staffed, supplied with medicines and consistently operational is equally critical.

The Kikuyu facility therefore marks an important expansion of Kiambu's health infrastructure, but its long-term impact will ultimately depend on the quality and reliability of services delivered to residents. #Kiambu #Wamatangi

It was on March 31, 2025, that Jane Kagiri first said Laikipia ISN'T Mt Kenya but Rift Valley.
On August 16, 2025, Susan Kihika said Nakuru is Rift Valley, not Central Kenya.
On August 27, 2025, Kimani Ichung’wah said Kiambu is not part of the Mt Kenya region.
On June 14, 2026, Geoffrey Ruku openly pushed the Mt Kenya East–West divide.
Then, on August 11, 2026, Gachoki said Kirinyaga sits between East and West and should chart its own path.
Look at those dates. These things SUDDENLY became important after the political marriage between Ruto and H.E. Rigathi Gachagua, EGH ENDED.
These are things we never used to fight over like this. We always spoke as one.
There’s a man who calls himself patriotic, seated somewhere, who is systematically dismantling the political foundation of our people. He is hell-bent on making sure Murima never remain ONE again.
Now leaders from Nakuru, Embu, Kiambu and Laikipia are busy arguing over which murima people belong where instead of asking the BIGGEST QUESTIONS. They come with flowery and clever language to explain these new divisions.
If we aren't careful, by the time this is over and the man they are hunting votes for is long gone, we may look back and ask ourselves: What did we allow them to do to us?
We will have divided our own people into smaller and smaller pieces. We will have lost the sense that we belong together. We will have lost parts of our culture, our shared history and the political strength that came from standing together.
And the people who caused all this division will have moved on. #Elections2027 #Muranga #Kiambu #Nakuru #kirinyaga

"Mimi ndio naambianga Ruto ukweli,mimi ndiye hutranslate kwa Ruto chenye Gachagua amesema Monday, nasema Rigathi Gachagua atakumaliza!" ~ Gatundu North MP Elijah Kururia reveals how he cons Ruto using Gachagua's name to get developments for his people, who have said they will re-elect him for a second term. #Kiambu #Elections2027

JUBILEE PARTY MT. KENYA ASPIRANTS STRATEGIC MEETING
The Jubilee Party has kicked off a series of regional engagements as it prepares for the 2027 General Elections, with a focus on rejuvenating its branches, strengthening grassroots networks and engaging aspirants across the country.
Today, the Party is holding a Mt. Kenya Region Aspirants Strategic Meeting in Limuru, bringing together aspirants seeking to contest for various political positions on the Jubilee Party ticket.
The meeting is being attended by Dr. Fred Matiang’i and other senior Jubilee Party officials, providing an opportunity for aspirants to engage directly with the Party leadership, share ideas, discuss the political landscape in the region and begin laying the groundwork for the 2027 elections.
The engagement marks an important step in strengthening the Party’s structures in Mt. Kenya and building a coordinated grassroots network ahead of the electoral journey. #Kiambu #Jubilee

I will never buy the MARGINALISATION lie. That's bullshit to cover for incompetent and corrupt leaders..
Let's compare Homa Bay and Kiambu county governments performance in the last four years..
✅ Homa Bay county with a population of around 1.3M has received around ksh.35B in devolved funds in the last four years.
✅ Kiambu county with a population of 2.5M people has received around ksh 50B in devolved funds in the last four years.
In the last four years, Governor Kimani Wamatangi has managed to construct 512 brand new ECDE centres across Kiambu county.
Each ECED has a Play group, a PP1 and PP2 Classroom. Additionally, there's a staffroom, a kitchen, an ablution block and a landscaped playground.
More than 50,000 learners across all the 512 ECDEs in Kiambu county are provided with free learning materials, each learner gets a cup of porridge on a daily basis, four eggs per week and a packet of milk weekly.
Additionally, all the ECDEs have been staffed with teachers whose competence continues to be enhanced through a partnership between Kiambu county government and Mt. Kenya university..
Now, tell me, in terms of Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) in Homa Bay county, has Governor Gladys Wanga delivered even 25% of the above???
Homa Bay county has received close to ksh.100B in devolved funds in the last 14 years. Where's that money? Should we masking incompetence and corruption with this song about marginalisation, 14 years after devolution?? #Kiambu #Wamatangi

Chaos and protests have been reported in Kikuyu Town, Kiambu County, as residents raise alarm over the rising cases of illicit brews, including the drink locally known as "Gathuri Ngui".The residents say the consumption of the illicit brew is increasingly affecting young people, with some allegedly becoming unable to work and support themselves.Tensions reportedly escalated as an irate mob attacked several clubs accused of selling the illicit brew, demanding action to curb its spread within the town. Residents are now calling on the authorities to intensify the crackdown on illicit alcohol outlets and protect the youth from the effects of substance abuse. #Kiambu #Kikuyu

Kagombe begged Gachagua to receive him as a 'prodigal son' – but Gatundu residents had other plans. The MP was shouted down, forced to cut his speech short as Gachagua watched helplessly. The people are not forgiving. #Kiambu #Kagombe

MP Kagombe Apologizes to Gachagua at Church Service After UDA Exit

"Gachagua, I am asking for your forgiveness and asking you to accept me without scolding me."

Kagombe, who recently left the ruling UDA party over stalled infrastructure like Mau Mau roads and unkept tea farming promises, told Gachagua that President William Ruto had misled Mt Kenya leaders.

Gachagua accepted the personal apology but urged Kagombe to seek forgiveness directly from Gatundu South residents.

The event marks shifting alliances in the region ahead of 2027 elections, with Kagombe eyeing Gachagua’s Democracy for Citizens Party amid mixed reactions from supporters and critics. #Gachagua #Kiambu #Kagombe

CORRIDORS OF POWER
POLITICAL GOSSIP
Who is doing what and where in the world of politics

Sometime last week, in the quiet, manicured environs of Kiambu Golf Club, retired President Uhuru Kenyatta sat down with three men who arrived carrying something heavier than golf bags. Senator Joe Nyutu, Senator Karungo Thangwa, and MP Edward Muriu, all card-carrying members of Rigathi Gachagua’s Democracy for Citizens Party, made the journey to Kiambu as men who have had enough, and who know exactly whose door to knock on when enough becomes enough.

Sources present on the periphery of that meeting tell us the conversation was candid, substantive, and long — the kind of meeting that does not happen unless something has already been decided in principle and the details are merely being confirmed.

What drove them there is not difficult to understand: the three have, for months, been quietly seething at what they describe privately as the suffocating, one-man-show character of DCP under Gachagua, a party where dissent is treated as betrayal, where vetting of members has become a tool of personal control, and where the distance between the party leader’s preferences and party policy is precisely zero.

Uhuru listened, we are told.

What happens next will be interesting, but we will say, for the benefit of those paying attention, that meetings of this nature at Kiambu Golf Club do not traditionally end without consequence. #Kiambu #Elections2027

Wamatangi Rules Out UDA as 2027 Political Future Takes Shape

Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi has ruled out seeking re-election on a United Democratic Alliance (UDA) ticket, while keeping his next political move under wraps until December.

Wamatangi says his immediate focus is on delivering on his administration’s agenda, including completing roads and other pending projects, rather than joining the early 2027 campaign frenzy.

He says the decision to delay his political announcement is deliberate, giving him time to fulfill promises to Kiambu residents before unveiling the political vehicle he will use in the 2027 General Election. #Elections2027 #Kiambu #Wamatangi

Two Kenyan MPs Quit Ruto's UDA Party on Same Day

Lamu Woman Representative Muthoni Marubu disengaged from UDA after disputes with Governor Issa Timamy over grassroots elections, political sabotage, and ethnic exclusion, calling the relationship 'irreparably toxic.'

She plans to keep pushing for fair services in Lamu despite the split. Meanwhile, Gatundu South MP Gabriel Kagombe left over unfulfilled promises like stalled Mau Mau roads and tea farmer support, aligning with the 'WANTAM' movement as local voters turn away from the party.

These exits highlight growing rifts within UDA ahead of the 2027 election. #Lamu #Elections2027 #Kiambu

The Kiambu High Court has ordered the release of Mukurwe-ini MP John Kaguchia on a police cash bail of Sh100,000 over alleged incitement remarks. #Kiambu #Elections2027

A night of private escapade between two teachers based at Kiambu High School at Todas Hotel almost ends in a tragedy after a fight

What is believed to have been a private escapade between two teachers attached to Kiambu High School almost ended in tragedy after a violent altercation broke out at a hotel in Kiambu Town, leaving a female teacher seriously injured.

The incident occurred in the early hours of Wednesday at Todas Hotel, where James Mugo Wanja, 30, and his colleague, Lilian Ng'endo, 35, had reportedly booked a room.

According to police reports, the hotel's night supervisor alerted officers after hearing a commotion and a woman screaming for help from one of the rooms.

Police officers who responded to the distress call found Lilian with a deep cut on her forehead.

She was rushed to hospital for treatment as officers secured the scene and launched investigations into the incident.

James Mugo Wanja was arrested and is alleged to have assaulted his colleague during the altercation.

The circumstances that led to the fight remain unclear, and detectives are investigating what transpired before the confrontation turned violent.

Police have since launched investigations into the incident as the suspect remains in custody pending further action.#Kiambu