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WASREB Declares Wavinya’s ‘Water Reforms’ an Illegality
County Dismissed Six Water Companies MDs Outside the Law, Precipitating Chaotic Water Regime By Martin Masai Machakos County’s water sector is in turmoil — and Kenya’s national regulator has now said so, publicly and without ambiguity.In a blistering press statement dated January 27, 2026, the Water Services Regulatory Board (WASREB) accused the Machakos County Government…
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Rotting in Cells for Nothing: High Court Exposes Illegal Detentions by Courts
By Everlyn Kwamboka The Constitution forbids remand for petty offences, yet many Kenyans still spend nights in cells awaiting decisions that should never put them there. A recent decision by the High Court of Kenya has brought renewed scrutiny to unlawful detention on the orders of magistrates for undeserved cases. The issue is quiet but…
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Itimboni: Cement Firm Pushes Through Own ‘Public Participation’
By Anchor Writers Residents of Itimboni village are accusing project proponents of staging a questionable public participation exercise after a meeting officially cancelled by local administration was nevertheless conducted under heavy police presence. Information obtained by The Anchor indicates that the meeting had been called off the previous evening. In a WhatsApp message circulated to…
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Salary Crisis Erupts Days After Wavinya’s Deceptive Address
By Martin Masai Eleven Days into March, February Salaries are Yet to be Paid after the Governor Declared Delays are Over Days after Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti confidently told the County Assembly that salary delays were a thing of the past, county staff have yet to receive their February pay. The development exposes a widening…
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Uproar in Itimboni as Plot to Revive Rejected Cement Plant Emerges
By Martin Masai Residents Accuse State Officials of Attempting to Force Cement Plant Through Fresh Public Participation Residents of Itimboni in Kyumbi, Mavoko Sub-County, have renewed their resistance against a proposed cement processing plant, accusing government officials of attempting to override an earlier community decision that rejected the project.Through their lawyers, the community has protested…
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Ex Judge Mutava, Four Others Arrested in EACC Sting Operation
By Anchor Writer The Ex- Judge Joseph Mbalu Mutava, Lawyer Kimani Wachira, Kitui politician Kennedy Ngumbau and Tom Awili released on Kes 200,000 bond each in Alleged KSh10.4 Million Bribery Scheme Former High Court judge Joseph Mutava arrested last night in a sting operation by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) over allegations that he…
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Mutula Fires Agriculture CECM Amid Mango Value Chain Fiasco
By Daniel Kituku Makueni Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr. has dismissed County Executive Committee Member for Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperative Development Elizabeth Ndunge Muli.A March 9, 2026 letter, addressed to the Speaker of the Makueni County Assembly Douglas Mbilu, the governor formally communicated the dismissal, stating that Muli’s removal from the county cabinet took effect…
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Lukenya Marathon: Where Sport and Environmental Activism Meet Again
Runners Take on the Dust for Trees Challenge as Lukenya University Targets Restoration of the Tsavo Ecosystem By Anchor Writers On the dry plains of Kibwezi East, where the winds of the Tsavo ecosystem carry the dust of a fragile landscape, sport and environmental activism are preparing to meet again.The fourth edition of the Lukenya…
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Education Under Threat as Hyenas Encroach Villages Around Machakos Town
By Lilian Munini Fear is creeping into classrooms and homesteads across the outskirts of Machakos town as rising human–wildlife conflict places learners and families on edge. With prey becoming scarce in the forests and rangelands, predators such as hyenas and leopards increasingly ventured into villages in search of food.“The safety of people is our priority,”…
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Mutula Acts to Confront Mango Value Chain Crisis
By Anchor Writers Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr. today constituted a special taskforce to overhaul the troubled mango value chain in Makueni County. The action signals a new attempt by the county administration to confront a crisis that has left thousands of farmers grappling with persistent post-harvest losses and volatile prices.The taskforce, created through Executive Order…
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Debate as Makueni Orders Staff to Take Oath of Secrecy
By Martin Masai A directive requiring county staff in Makueni County to take an oath of secrecy has ignited a debate about transparency, public accountability and constitutional rights within devolved government. The order, issued on March 3, 2026 by Mr. Daniel Ndolo, the Chief Officer for Devolution, Public Participation, County Administration and Special Programmes, directs…