Kinuthia Mbugua was the first Governor for Nakuru County. He served between 2013 to 2017 when Lee Kinyanjui took over. After his tenure as Nakuru Governor, he was appointed by President Uhuru Kenyatta as Statehouse comptroller. Kinuthia Mbugua who has a degree from the University in Nairobi started his career as a DO in Marakwet […]
Before 1972, Gioto dumpsite was a quarry. After it was abandoned, residents started dumping their waste here and the county council of Nakuru turned it into the official dumping site for Nakuru Town. Gioto lies in London estate of Nakuru. It is about 3 km from Nakuru town on the way to Kabarak. The name […]
One day, Umardin Karimbux, who built the Odeon Cinema Hall in Nakuru, was barred from accessing the only cinema hall in town for being an Asian. Back then, the cinema hall was only open to whites. Angered by the incident, the young man, son of pioneer Indian Nakuru businessman Ibrahim Karimbux decided to put […]
There are plenty of tourist attraction sites in Nakuru. For any foreign or local tourist coming to Nakuru, you’ll be spoilt for choice. Away from the famous and known attraction sites, there are plenty of other lesser-known tourist attraction sites in Nakuru. When talking of Nakuru attraction sites, Lake Nakuru National Park comes to mind. […]
The guy had been married for two years, and life was bliss. He loved his wife, and he was really looking forward to their first born. Their love could only grow. One late afternoon he received a call from his wife, the baby was due anytime now. He hurriedly logged off from work, bid his […]
Two months ago, I received a call from a long-time friend who lives in Eldoret. He needed to see me urgently over a personal matter. I planned to visit him over the following weekend and come Saturday, I dropped in on him in Eldoret town. My friend (Let’s call him Tom though that’s not his […]
Lake Nakuru National Park is Nakuru’s premier attraction site. The 188KM2 UNESCO declared World Heritage site lies just 4 KM from Nakuru town and 164 KMs from Kenya’s capital city Nairobi Lake Nakuru as a national park has been in existence since the 1950s but it was in 1968 that it was gazetted as a […]
From a distance, the hill looks like a lump of ugali. The locals call it Kimenderit Hill but to everyone else, it is “Mlima Ugali.” For generations, the ancestors of the Kalenjin community have met on the hill to pray to God and they believe that any prayer that is held there is answered is […]
When Nakuru based blogger Joseph Ngugi heard about the free sign language classes being offered at Kenya National Library Nakuru branch, he was among the first to register. Two months down the line, he can comfortably communicate with people with hearing disabilities even as he continues to take the lessons. “As a blogger, I have […]
As one of the counties with a very high population, Nakuru County has also a high number of MCAs. Between 2013 to 2017, Nakuru County had 78 MCAs. 55 elected plus 23 nominated MCAs. In August 2014, nominated MCA Damaris Mbuthia died while in office. She was replaced by Justine Kihumba. The Nakuru County Assembly […]