The Anchor

Year: 2025

  • Coding Against the Odds:Kilembwa Boys Head to World Robotics Showdown

    By Anchor Writers In the quiet and often forgotten corners of Mwala, Machakos County, a remarkable transformation is taking root—fuelled by code, courage, and sheer determination. Long plagued by poverty and drought, Mwala is now birthing something extraordinary: a new generation of innovators who are rewriting the region’s story. For the second year in a…

  • Governor’s Scorecards: Malombe Counts, Wavinya Waits

    By Martin Masai Kitui Governor Julius Makau Malombe stood before the County Assembly on Tuesday and delivered what can only be described as a bold self-assessment — crisp, confident, and meticulously tallied. He came bearing numbers: 1,921 development projects in under three years, spread across all 40 wards. That’s about 64 projects per ward —…

  • KNCHR Puts Saba Saba Death Toll at 31, While Police Say 11

    Human Rights Body Reports 31 Dead, 107 Injured — Police Admit to Only 11 Fatalities an Undercount of 20 By The Anchor News TeamTheAnchorMedia.org8th July 2025 A chilling disconnect has emerged between the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) and the National Police Service (NPS) over the true extent of State violence during the…

  • 19 Killed in Saba Saba Crackdown on Rioters

    By The Anchor TeamNAIROBI, July 7, 2025 — A deadly crackdown on Saba Saba Day protests left at least 19 people dead, according to civil society groups monitoring Monday’s demonstrations. But the National Police Service (NPS), in contrast, issued a late-night statement reporting only 11 fatalities — a figure human rights defenders have condemned as…

  • Heightened Tensions Ahead of Saba Saba as Fresh Protests Loom

    Here is a security advisory from G4s on the likely scenarios on Saba Saba Day in the background of the existing stand-off between the government and aggrieved citizens

  • Wiper Swings Big Stick on Speaker Kinengo and MCA Kalenga

    COMMENTARY By Steve Wambu It is now official: the “D” in Wiper Democratic Movement stands not for democracy,  but for discipline — of the iron-fisted, pre-1991, single-party vintage. This week alone, two letters emerged from the Wiper Party Secretariat that read less like party communication and more like dispatches from a stern politburo. First, to…

  • A Culture Where Suspensions Have Become Paid Holidays

    By Martin MasaiEditor, The Anchor When Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti suspended Roads Minister Rita Ndunda last year, the public read the move as a bold stand against corruption and disorder in the transport sector. Ndunda had clashed publicly with officials of a Sacco. A recording soon surfaced — murky, damning, inconclusive — but enough to…

  • Wavinya Reinstates Suspended Minister in Cabinet Shake-up

    By Martin Masai In a quiet but far-reaching reshuffle, Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti today reinstated Roads executive Rita Ndunge Ndunda. It comes months after her suspension triggered public debate over ethics, transport cartels, and the true reach of the governor’s authority.But in a strategic twist, Rita returns not to her old docket but to the…

  • Tribunal Stops Wiper Bid to Change Kitui Assembly Leadership

    By A Special Correspondent KITUI, June 25, 2025 The Wiper Democratic Movement suffered yet another political setback after the Political Parties Dispute Tribunal (PPDT) on June 24 ruled against its bid to overhaul the leadership of its majority side in the Kitui County Assembly.In a decisive judgment, the tribunal confirmed Migwani MCA Harrison Maluki Mawia…

  • Communication Authority Has Crossed the Red Line

    Editorial | The Communication Authority of Kenya (CA) has yet again reminded us why vigilance must never sleep. Its latest directive to suspend live coverage of the ongoing protests is not only an affront to the Constitution—it is an outright abuse of administrative power.We state it plainly: CA has no business in newsroom decisions.This is…