Year: 2025
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Questions as Machakos Youth Service Begins
MYS Launched Amid Questions Over Policy, Funding, and Governance By Martin MasaiEditor & Publisher, The Anchortheanchormedia.org Machakos County has witnessed the historic launch of the Machakos Youth Empowerment Programme now known as Machakos Youth Service(MYS) It’s proponents say they aim at equipping the youth with essential life skills to navigate 21st-century challenges by first instilling…
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Makueni Sand Dams Bring Good Tidings
UN Mission Kenya to Replicate Makueni’s Sand Dams Nationwide By Daniel Kituku Makueni County’s success in sand dam conservation has captured the attention of the United Nations Mission in Kenya, which now seeks to collaborate with the county and expand the technology across the country to address water scarcity and climate challenge. During an experiential…
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Wavinya’s Machakos Youth Service Gets Set
Youth Service Set to Transform Young Lives Despite Rocky Start By Anchor Writers The Machakos Youth Service (MYS), one of Governor Wavinya Ndeti’s flagship projects, has set out to break the cycle of dependency among unemployed youth by equipping them with essential life skills. However, the program’s launch has faced early challenges, delaying the reporting…
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Claims Emerge Over Effects of Space Object
Mukuku Residents Report Health Concerns Following Landing of Space Debris By Wambua Love and Martin Masai Mukuku , Mbooni East, Tuesday Residents of Mukuku in Mbooni, Makueni County, are raising fresh health concerns following the mysterious fall of a space object in their community on December 30, 2024. Some locals now claim to be experiencing…
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Fresh Step For Makueni Mangoes
Is the Packhouse strategy the Final Solution to Farmers’ Post-Harvest Losses? By Our Special Writer WOTE, January 3, 2025 Makueni County has taken a monumental step towards transforming its agricultural sector with the official launch of a Horticultural Aggregation Center and Packhouse by Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr. The state-of-the-art facility, located near the Wote Police…
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Man Found Dead in Makindu ABC Church
By Robert Muuo Makindu town residents are in shock after a middle-aged man was found dead inside ABC Church in the China zone near the Mombasa-Nairobi Highway. Area Chief Jackson Kimende reported that local herdsmen discovered the body and alerted authorities. The DCI officers from Makindu visited the scene, collected evidence, and transferred the body…
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Space Object Yet To Be Identified,Says Agency
By Martin Masai Mystery over the object that fell from the sky and landed at Mukuku village in Mbooni East deepened yesterday when Kenya Space Agency declared that it is yet to be identified. A statement by the agency’s Acting Director-General Brigadier Hillary Kipkosgey last evening said the agency was working with other actors in…
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State Agencies Comb Rocket Debris Site
Kenyan Authorities Investigate Rocket Debris in Mbooni East Amid Safety Concerns From Wambua Love Mbooni East, Makueni County A multi-agency team conducted a thorough inspection today at Mukuku village, Mbooni East, following the landing of rocket debris on December 30. The debris incident has sparked public safety concerns and property damage reports.Officials from the Kenya…
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Makueni tackles Its Non-Revenue Water
By Anchor Writer Smart Meter Initiative Is a Game Changer in Tackling Unaccounted For Water Makueni County is taking bold steps to address a critical challenge in its water sector—non-revenue water (NRW). With a demand far outstripping supply, the county faces an uphill battle to bridge the water deficit. Currently, the county produces 30 million…
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Mbooni in Panic As KSA Removes Debris
Residents Demand Answers, Compensation Over Rocket Debris By Wambua Love in Mbooni Mbooni, Makueni County Residents of Mukuku village in Mbooni, Makueni County, are grappling with despair and uncertainty following the fall from the sky of a mysterious object onto a local shamba. The Kenya Space Agency (KSA) has confirmed the object to be part…