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3 November 2026
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Community & Livelihoods

ABC Casts Out Six, Disbands Makadara Choir in Raging Leadership Row

By Anchor Writers The Africa Brotherhood Church (ABC) today excommunicated six members and dissolved its Makadara Church choir. This comes in a sweeping disciplinary action that raises questions about governance, internal dissent and…

26 October 2026 · Read story ↗
Public Money

Civil Society Gives Assembly, Executive, 24Hrs to End Budget Stalemate

By Anchor Writers The civil society organisations also cited the Constitution, the County Governments Act and the Public Finance Management Act, arguing that the County Assembly has a constitutional duty to consider and…

29 July 2026 · Read story ↗
Politics & Governance

Job Description Missing as Ex KEMSA Boss Takes the Plunge

By Martin Masai There comes a time when purpose calls louder than personal comfort.And then there comes a time when every politician posts exactly that unmistakable sentence. Dr Andrew Mutava Mulwa (Pictured above)…

16 July 2026 · Read story ↗
Community & Livelihoods

Final Farewell to a Brotherhood in Death

A Mother's Cry: Connie Mutiso, firmly in the arms of her two sons, during a deeply emotional moment during the burial of her last born son, George. By Martin Masai He was not…

15 June 2026 · Read story ↗
Justice & Rights

Mwingi: Eight Bodies,Six Weeks, No Answers

Why Town's Growing Mystery Deaths Terrify Residents COMMENTARY By Martin Masai The recovery of yet another set of human remains in Mwingi in recent days has pushed the number of bodies and body…

11 June 2026 · Read story ↗
Community & Livelihoods

Elijah Wambua: A Life of Friendship, Service and Faith

By Martin Masai The Late Elijah Wambua Maingi Elijah Wambua Maingi was born on March 19, 1945, at Kalumoni Village in Muvuti Location, Machakos County. He was the fourth-born child of Timothy Maingi…

31 May 2026 · Read story ↗
Community & Livelihoods

Bishop Kariuki Quits as Bishop of Wote Catholic Diocese

By Anchor Writers The Catholic Diocese of Wote is undergoing an abrupt leadership transition after its founding bishop, Paul Kariuki Njiru, resigned on health grounds. Bishop Kariuki cuts short a tenure that barely…

25 March 2026 · Read story ↗
Community & Livelihoods

Pope Names Archbishop Kivuva’s Successor in Mombasa  Diocese

By Anchor Writers Archbishop Martin Kivuva Musonde is retiring after attaining his mandatory retirement age. Archbishop of Mombasa Martin Kivuva Musonde Consequently, the Vatican has named Eldoret Catholic Bishop, Dominic Kimengich as his…

29 January 2026 · Read story ↗
Community & Livelihoods

Pope Names Coadjutor Bishop, Signals End of King’oo’s Quiet Reign

Kitui Bishop Mwongela's Appointment Marks Imminent Episcopal Transition in Machakos By Anchor Writers Pope Leo XIV today appointed Bishop Joseph Maluki Mwongela, the current Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Kitui, as the…

4 January 2026 · Read story ↗
Politics & Governance

Editorial Comment

Devolution’s Greatest Shame: When Counties Parade Stolen Glory The 8th Devolution Conference in Homa Bay was meant to be a stocktaking of Kenya’s most ambitious governance experiment. Under the banner “For the People,…

15 August 2025 · Read story ↗
Community & Livelihoods

Tension as Bishop Rebukes Leaders, Bars Wavinya from Speaking

By Anchor Writers MACHAKOS, July 20 — A solemn church event turned politically charged on Sunday when AIC’s Presiding Bishop Abraham Mulwa used the consecration of Machakos Area Bishop Benjamin Kalanzo and his…

20 July 2025 · Read story ↗
Politics & Governance

Wavinya On Warpath to Remove Speaker

Governor removes her gloves to fight:But Can She Dismantle Kiusya’s Fortress?By Anchor WritersIn a fiery outburst yesterday at a Sunday church service in Mumbuni North Ward, Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti publicly declared war…

16 June 2025 · Read story ↗
Community & Livelihoods

Herdsboy Finaly Crowned as Machakos ACK Bishop

By The Anchor Team Bishop Munuve The Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) Diocese of Machakos has ushered in a new era of leadership with the enthronement of Ven Canon Patrick Kyalo Munuve as…

19 May 2025 · Read story ↗
Public Money

MPs Must Exit CDF to Enhance Rule Of Law

Exit Would Uphold Separation of Powers in Public Finance Management By Lina MuniniMatungulu MP Stephen Mutinda Mule’s latest remarks defending the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) reflect the entrenched resistance among legislators…

19 April 2025 · Read story ↗
Community & Livelihoods

Chaos as Salvation Army Cops Protest

Salvation Army Machakos Congregants Demand Ouster of Captain Over Misconduct By Dennis Mwikya Chaos erupted at the Salvation Army Church Machakos Citadel on Sunday as congregants staged a protest demanding the immediate transfer…

11 February 2025 · Read story ↗
Community & Livelihoods

Man Found Dead in Makindu ABC Church

By Robert  MuuoMakindu 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…

4 January 2025 · Read story ↗

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