MAKUENIBy Daniel KitukuA man died today morning after allegedly slitting his throat using a knife in Nthangu Sub-location, Wote Sub-County, Makueni County. The act has left the entire village in shock and disbelief. Wote Location Chief Thaddeus Mutuku Makumbi confirmed the report to The Anchor, saying the tragedy unfolded as the man’s wife was within…

By Anchor Writers Pathologists today performed an autopsy on Dominic Munuve, the Machakos Town bouncer who was fatally shot in a bar brawl. Speaking to the Media after a briefing with the pathologist, Munuve’s family announced they  had accepted postmortem findings confirming he died from multiple gunshot wounds. This comes as fresh details emerged about…

By Lilian Munini Healthcare system failure under Governor Wavinya Ndeti is the result of broken systems, her main challenger Nzioka Waita charged today. Waita accused the county administration of presiding over a collapse in service delivery that has left patients exposed and public hospitals unreliable.Speaking in a podcast, Waita said Machakos’ health crisis is not…

By Lina Munini The main suspect in the fatal shooting of a nightclub bouncer in Machakos Town failed to appear in court on Thursday. Prosecutors, citing illness as the reason for his absence arrignedhis bar companion Anne Mueni Muthama as the second suspect in the case. Mueni, wearing a hood and a mask, was presented…

By Anchor Writers The Machakos County Government has announced a scale-down of operations over the December holiday period. The move unfolds against a familiar backdrop of cash-flow strain, with staff proceeding on the break without their December salaries, as earlier predicted by The Anchor.In a circular dated December 23, 2025, County Secretary and Head of…

By Anchor Writer A bouncer at Jam Rest Club in Machakos town was shot dead in the early hours of Christmas Day after a confrontation with a patron over the ejection of a woman from the club, police have said.The bouncer was shot three times — once in the chest and twice in the legs…

By Anthony Mwala President William Ruto’s recent attack on Wiper Patriotic Front leader Kalonzo Musyoka in Kiambu was shockingly revealing. The shock was not for what it said about Kalonzo, but rather, what it exposed about how power is increasingly understood at the highest level of the state. The President dismissed Kalonzo as “brainless,” arguing…

By Anchor Writer Machakos County Government  began paying November salaries on 16 December, a day after The Anchor published a report on the arrears owed to County staff. The payments followed a directive by Governor Wavinya Ndeti, issued during the signing of performance contracts for senior officers at the White House, in which she instructed…

Delayed Salaries, Power Cut, Ballooning Debt, Tournaments  and a Children’s Party  Expose the County’s Contradictions By Anchor Writers Machakos County staff are trudging into mid-December without their November salaries, the silence from the county government8 already extinguishing hopes of a festive season. By December 14, it has become increasingly clear that December pay may also…

Garbage Crisis Deepens, as Governor Overrides Mandate of Municipalities By Mary Munini Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti has suspended five senior county officials for 60 days, opening a fresh chapter in a long-simmering crisis that has left the county’s municipalities drowning in garbage even as budgets meant to keep them clean were quietly dismantled. Those sent…