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How 60-year-old Man Tricked, Raped Mentally Challenged Woman in Tharaka Nithi

Police officers on Monday arrested a 60-year-old man for allegedly raping a mentally challenged woman in Gituntu, Tharaka Nithi County. According to witnesses, the

May 19, 2021

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Donkey Kills 8-Year-old Boy in Tharaka Nithi

An eight-year-old boy from Manyanga village in Tharaka Nithi County died after he was dragged by his family’s donkey. The boy’s father, Mbogo Kiige,

March 25, 2021

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Suspects In Bizarre Ritual Killing Of a Minor In Tharaka Nithi Remanded

A Chuka court has allowed police to hold two suspects linked to the gruesome murder of a nine-year-old girl from Mpingu village in Maara

January 21, 2021

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Severed Head Of Girl Found At Witch Doctor’s Home In Suspected Ritual Killing

Detectives at Ntumu Police Station in Tharaka Nithi County have opened a probe into a suspected ritual killing after a girl’s severed head was

January 19, 2021

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Teenager Fakes Kidnapping To Get Money For New Clothes

Because “drip is eternal”, a teenage boy faked his own kidnapping and demanded ransom money from his family to buy new clothes. The 14-year-old

January 13, 2021

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Missing Man Found Alive in 60ft Well after 13 Days

A mentally challenged man who had been reported missing in Gatituni village in Chuka, Tharaka-Nithi County was found in a well after 13 days.

June 5, 2020

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Woman Escapes Mob Lynching for Milking Neighbour’s Goat

A woman from Baragu village in Mitheru, Tharaka Nithi County was nearly set on fire after she was caught milking a neighbor’s goat Monday

June 3, 2020

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Woman Superglued in Genitals Says Husband is an Occultist: “I Have Never Cheated on Him”

A Kenyan woman whose private parts were sealed with superglue has spoken for the first time since the bizarre incident revealing that her husband

May 27, 2020

Bizzare·News·OMG·TL

Kavonokia Sect Members Sentenced for Refusing Census 2019 Exercise

Over 40 members of the controversial Kavonokia religious sect in Tharaka Nithi County have been convicted for refusing to be counted in the just concluded national

September 5, 2019

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Pedophile Pleads Guilty to Sodomising 3 Boys, He Reportedly Gave Them Sh10 After the Act

John Kinyua Ndei, a 38-year-old man from Chuka, Tharaka-Nithi County, has pleaded guilty to sodomizing three minors. Appearing before Chuka Senior Resident Magistrate Mwanamkuu

June 4, 2019

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6 Ways Tharaka Nithi Residents Can Use Their Tiny Toilet [PHOTOS]

Kenya hatuhami! This is a popular phrase used by Kenyans on social media to react to funny things happening in the country. While there’s

May 23, 2019

Humour·Social Media·TL

Tharaka Nithi Governor Builds Incredibly Tiny Toilet – PHOTOS

The comedic talent hidden in the counties is immense. Every other week, we see a county government project that leaves more questions than answers.

May 16, 2019

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Akorino Man in Police Custody For Attempting to Circumcise His Wife

Police in Tharaka-Nithi have in their custody an elderly man who attempted to forcefully circumcise his wife. According to reports, the man had been

April 12, 2019

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Man, 27, Commits Suicide after Parents Object Marriage to Girlfriend

A family in Kiraro village in Maara, Tharaka Nithi County is in mourning following the tragic death of their son, 27-year-old Lewis Mwandiki. The deceased is

January 23, 2019

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40-year-old Man Circumcises Self using Razor Blade after Fleeing from Mob

A 40-year-old man in Tharaka-Nithi County was admitted to hospital after injuring himself while giving himself the cut. Kathenya Riungu from Nturiri area in

January 15, 2019

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Form Three Student Stabs Classmate to Death After Fight Over Barmaid

A form three student has been arrested by police in Tharaka Nithi County as the main suspect in the murder of his classmate over

September 4, 2018

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SHOCKING!!! Primary School Pupil Poisons Bright Classmates

A bizarre incident has left residents of a village in Tharaka Nithi County shocked after a boy allegedly served his classmates with a poisonous

March 23, 2016

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SHOCKING!!! Mysterious Boxes with Goat Heads and Horns Found Outside Primary Schools (PHOTOS)

There was drama and panic among residents of Tharaka Nithi County after mysterious boxes containing goat remains were found outside gates of four primary

January 14, 2016

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