Eleven individuals were arraigned in the Kerugoya Law Courts facing eight counts of stock theft across Kirinyaga County. The suspects, arrested on August 31 after a multi-county investigation, pleaded not guilty to all charges related to a series of livestock thefts using a Toyota Succeed.

• Eleven suspects accused of livestock theft.
• The accused include Agostino Kirimi, John Macharia, and Cecily Wanja.
• Livestock stolen include Jersey cows (worth Sh90,000 each), goats, sheep, and bulls.
• One suspect, Agostino Kirimi, proprietor of Capital Butchery in Embu Town, was also charged with selling uninspected meat.
• The court will rule on their bond application on September 22, 2025.