Presidential candidate Fred Matiangi interacts with residents of the Mt Kenya region in Kieni, Nyeri County, during a Tuesday early morning walk. #Matiangi #Nyeri

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has released a blow-by-blow account of the events leading to the death of Dennis Aremo Osiemo, who was found dead inside a police cell at Narumoru Police Station in Nyeri County on Sunday, September 20.

According to the DCI, Osiemo was wanted over an assault case reported at Narumoru Police Station on July 2, 2026. Detectives traced him to Kisii County, where he was arrested on September 18 before being initially booked at Keroka Police Station.

The DCI says he was later transferred to Narumoru Police Station on September 19, where his statement was recorded and he was returned to the cells. Officers reportedly observed him to be in normal condition, and he was scheduled to appear in court on September 21.

However, on September 20, Osiemo was found dead inside the cell. The DCI says the scene was processed in the presence of IPOA officers, senior police officers and a relative, with IPOA now leading investigations into the circumstances surrounding his death.

The account has also sought to explain why Osiemo was being held in Nyeri despite being arrested in Kisii, stating that the case originated at Narumoru Police Station and detectives from Kieni East were handling the investigation. #Nyeri #Kisii

DP Kithure Kindiki forced to use alternative routes to escape Nembure, Embu County, after his rally turned chaotic and vehicles were torched, a scene reminiscent of DC Leader Rigathi Gachagua being forced to flee through an alternative route after teargas disrupted a Sunday service at Witima ACK Church in Othaya, Nyeri County, earlier this year.

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.

The government has reported expansion of CCTV surveillance in several urban centres. The locations listed include Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret and Nyeri. #Nakuru #Mombasa #Nairobi #Kisumu #Nyeri

MŨGO WA KÍBÍRŨ THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE

Mũgo wa Kíbírũ, the great prophet, foresaw his own disappearance. When the time came, he summoned the twelve elders (kings) to the thíngíra and told them: “ I will be leaving on a journey of no return. Two days from now, prepare for me one gourd of Mũratína brewed with honey, not sugarcane. Bring also a he-goat, and take me to the Mũthaí tree, the very place where my father, Kíbírũ, found me as a young boy. Slaughter the goat and cover me with its skin.” On the appointed day, everything was done exactly as he instructed. The elders left him there alone.

At dawn the next morning, they returned… but he was gone. They searched for any trace, footprints, signs of struggle, marks of wild animals ,but nothing was found. No trace. No evidence. It was as if he had vanished from the face of the earth. And that is how Mũgo wa Kíbírũ disappeared.

He also left behind a warning: “ When the frogs arrive, do not take everything they bring. Take only what benefits you.” To me, this speaks clearly even today. To those who say: “Njíkũ, how can you reject Christianity yet use English, go to schools introduced by the white man, or use their technology?” my answer is simple: i took what benefits me.

Taking knowledge, language, or tools does not mean I must take everything, including beliefs that replace my own. My ancestors knew Ngaí long before the white man set foot on our land. So why should I abandon Ngaí for an imported God? #Kikuyu #mugo #nyeri