Phares Mutembei

Makarena, Cosmo Choy war of words gets nastier

By Phares Mutembei   2023-11-10 12:02:58

The exchange of words and verbal slurs has been unrestrained. There is no sign of it coming to an end. Each boasts of being better than the other, in times of “class”, wealth and standing in society.

I have forgiven you, says Mwangaza after victory

By Phares Mutembei   2023-11-11 21:41:12

Mwangaza made her way to the county after the Senate, on Wednesday, overturned her impeachment by the county assembly.

Accident victim's four years wait for Sh1.5 million court award

By Phares Mutembei   2023-11-13 16:49:15

Forty-eight-year-old Beatrice Ataya was hit by a matatu that veered off the road at Gakoromone in Meru town, on May 30, 2014.

Mwangaza's new hurdles after surviving ouster bid

By Phares Mutembei   2023-11-17 14:27:58

Petitioner says vote was conducted on day that was not gazetted as session was to end at 11.50pm. Mwangaza is rooting for dissolution of Meru County Government.

Beekeepers want ban lifted

By Phares Mutembei   2023-11-19 11:08:01

A section of beekeepers has protested after Tharaka Nithi Governor Muthomi Njuki’s ban on beekeeping in forested hills, to conserve the environment.

Jubilee makes leadership changes in Meru County assembly

By Phares Mutembei   2023-11-28 21:27:27

Jubilee Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni, said that Jubilee, a member of Azimio coalition party, wants to affirms its standing in the assembly.

Dawa ya moto: Why Ameru men always seem angry

By Phares Mutembei   2023-12-01 21:09:02

Most top Kenyan leaders are familiar with the joke and use it as the opening line when they visit Meru and always get the desired effect, a good laugh from the crowd.

Family wait for slain hero's body, five decades on

By Phares Mutembei   2023-12-12 18:10:48

Baimungi, whose wife Evangeline Muthoni Baimungi died in July 2014, was fearless as he led attacks against colonialists.

Meru MCAs oppose Sh531m deal with roads agency

By Phares Mutembei   2023-12-14 17:44:15

The move has drawn protests from the County Assembly, with MCAs arguing that the road projects should have been given to local contractors.

Ward representatives impeach two top officials in Mwangaza administration

By Phares Mutembei   2023-12-14 18:09:21

Nominated MCAs Fridah Naito and Ruth Kananu alleged their colleagues had a vendetta against Mwangaza.

Vast forest threatened by destructive plants

By Phares Mutembei   2023-12-15 15:56:57

About 40 per cent of the 97,169 hectares of the Meru forest was affected by the invasive species as of 2019, stifling its growth.

Governor Njuki embraces technology as he targets growth without tax hikes

By Phares Mutembei   2023-12-19 19:45:21

The governor said when he took office in August 2017, the county’s own-source revenue for 2016-2017 stood at Sh79 million, which his administration worked to grow by a big margin.

Family and leaders seek justice for killed blogger

By Phares Mutembei   2023-12-27 21:05:57

Postmortem by Chief Government Pathologist shows ‘Sniper’ was strangled. Local leaders say he won’t be buried until his killers are brought to book.

How Ruto and Njuri Ncheke rescued Linturi after poll defeat

By Phares Mutembei   2023-12-29 23:52:02

After being humbled at the ballot by Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza in last year's election, Mithika Linturi was in unfamiliar territory and staring at an uncertain future.

Leaders say land speculators fueling insecurity in Lapsset corridor

By Phares Mutembei   2023-12-31 14:42:31

Elders, leaders, and experts believe the conflict over pasture is just a smokescreen for the wider scheme to grab land.

Mwangaza 'baptism by fire' in first year in office

By Phares Mutembei   2024-01-02 13:30:42

Her win against former Governor Kiraitu Murungi and former Senator Mithika Linturi was even more scintillating due to gender dynamics in patriarchal society.

Don't politicise blogger's murder probe, says Governor Mwangaza

By Phares Mutembei   2024-01-06 19:06:36

This came as police intensify investigations to bring to book the suspects behind the brutal murder of the blogger. So far six people have been detained over the murder.

Meru leaders raise Sh2m fees for needy students joining Form One

By Phares Mutembei   2024-01-06 13:48:21

Families in the semi-arid area of Athwana in Tigania West Sub County were in despair after floods washed away crops, leaving them with no source of income to educate the children.

Cancer is not a death sentence, survivor says

By Phares Mutembei   2024-01-07 10:41:55

Nana Kilemi went through a tough period as a cancer patient and survived numerous financial and physical difficulties.

Quiz sentries on blogger's killing, Mwangaza tells DCI detectives

By Phares Mutembei   2024-01-08 20:41:13

Governor Kawira Mwangaza said as a government facility, the official governor's residence is under the watch of the police round the clock.