Thieves steal sound gear and generators from EAPC Ugweri Church, Embu

On Wednesday night, 30 September 2026, thieves broke a window and entered EAPC Ugweri Church in Runyenjes Constituency, Embu County, Kenya, about 2 a.m. They stole sound-system equipment (keyboard, mixer, amplifier, crossover, speakers, microphones, cables), two generators, a 13 kg gas cylinder, and assorted utensils including 10 cooking pots, losses the church overseer Rev. Joseph Njue estimated at about Sh800,000. Members discovered the theft about 10 a.m. Thursday, 1 October. The matter was reported to police. The Star / KNA published 1 October 2026.

Theft mapped to incidentType vandalism (same pattern as kirinyaga-ack-muragara-2026 and greuville-saint-firmin-theft-2026). Coordinates are the Nominatim town pin for Runyenjes, Embu (−0.4509411, 37.5559212); Nominatim returned no place_of_worship pin for EAPC Ugweri. occurredOn is 30 September 2026 (Wednesday night break-in).