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Eight Machakos Unions Give Ultimatum Over Salary Arrears

UPDATE: August Salaries To be Paid Tomorrow, Says County Secretary By Anchor Writers Eight trade unions representing Machakos County Government employees have issued the administration a 24-hour ultimatum to address salary arrears, delayed…

21 September 2026 · Read story ↗
Health & Education

Dead Yet Still Held: Family’s Agony Over Sh 6M Bill After Dog Bite

By Mercy Musangi For more than five months, the family of Patrick Kasyoki Gosham and wife Mary Mutindi( Pictured below)has been unable to bury their daughter. Dorcas Ndunge died at AIC Kijabe Hospital…

30 August 2026 · Read story ↗
Justice & Rights

Court Frees Trio,Commits Three for Trial in Tripple Murder Case

By Anchor Writer The prosecution of three men over the brutal killing of three young men in Machakos has marked a significant milestone in the fight against mob justice, with the courts demonstrating…

1 July 2026 · Read story ↗
Justice & Rights

Questions as Missing County IT Officer is Found Dead

By Martin Masai Alfonse Matee A cloud of mystery hangs over the death of a Machakos County Government employee whose body was recovered in Kyumbi barely a day after he disappeared, raising troubling…

18 June 2026 · Read story ↗
Justice & Rights

Mystery as Four Bodies Exhumed From Mwingi’s Tyaa River Bank

By Rose Mwangangi A chilling discovery has shocked residents of Mwingi after the bodies of four men were found dumped in a thicket near the main road linking Mwingi town to Nairobi.The bodies…

9 June 2026 · Read story ↗
Justice & Rights

Trader Detained for 21 Days in Shocking Triple Murder Probe

INVESTIGATION By The Anchor Writer A Machakos court today granted police permission to detain a person of interest for 21 days as investigations intensify into the brutal killing of three boys whose deaths…

5 June 2026 · Read story ↗
Justice & Rights

Killed by a Mob, Failed by the State: Families Demand Answers in Triple Machakos Lynching.

By Martin Masai and Correspondents Machakos, Kenya — Three young men who were brutally killed by a mob at Crossroads in the middles of Machakos Municipality early last Sunday have been identified. This…

4 June 2026 · Read story ↗
Health & Education

Success Triggers Admissions Crisis at Machakos Level Five Hospital

NEWS FEATURE By Anchor Writers For more than three months, admission at Machakos Level 5 Hospital has become nearly impossible. The 530-bed referral facility is full.Not because services have collapsed — but because…

27 May 2026 · Read story ↗
Health & Education

Mbooni Girls Shut as Illness Strikes Over 200 Students

By Wambua Love Learning at Mbooni Girls Secondary School has been suspended indefinitely after a sudden outbreak of a suspected diarrheal illness left more than 200 students sick. The outbreak has sparked panic…

20 May 2026 · Read story ↗
Justice & Rights

Kyua Village: Where Fire and Fury Go Hand in Hand

By Vincent Matheka in Yatta What is unfolding in Kyua is not just crime—it is a frightening collapse into raw, unchecked brutality.At Masaani Shopping Centre in Kyua Location, Katangi Division of Yatta, Machakos…

4 May 2026 · Read story ↗
Health & Education

Prof. Raphael Munavu Takes Final Bow

By Anchor Writers April 26, 2026 Kenya is mourning the loss of one of its most influential academic architects, Professor Raphael Munavu. His life traces the evolution of the country’s higher education system…

26 April 2026 · Read story ↗
Politics & Governance

Moses Muthama, Son of Machakos Senator Agnes Kavindu Collapses,Dies

By Anchor Writer Tragedy has struck the family of Machakos Senator Agnes Kavindu Muthama following the sudden death of her son, Moses, her only male child she had with former Machakos Senator Johnson…

5 February 2026 · Read story ↗
Health & Education

Makueni Gets High-End Medical Equipment , Ups It’s Surgical Capacity

Part of the medical equipment supplied by National Equipment Service programme to the County Government of Makueni By Daniel KitukuMakueniMakueni County Referral Hospital has taken a decisive step toward reducing patient referrals and…

4 February 2026 · Read story ↗
Justice & Rights

Court Grants Three More Days to Detain Suspects in Bouncer’s Killing

By Anchor Writer The Machakos Senior Principal Magistrate today  granted the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) a three-day extension to complete investigations into the murder of a Machakos bouncer- Dominic…

5 January 2026 · Read story ↗
Justice & Rights

Bouncer’s Killing: Main Suspect Hospitalised Under Police Guard

By Anchor Writers Pathologists today performed an autopsy on Dominic Munuve, the Machakos Town bouncer who was fatally shot in a bar brawl. Impounded: Detectives are holding this vehicle believed to have been…

30 December 2025 · Read story ↗
Health & Education

You Have Collapsed County Health Systems, Nzioka Waita Tells Wavinya

By Lilian Munini Healthcare system failure under Governor Wavinya Ndeti is the result of broken systems, her main challenger Nzioka Waita charged today. https://videopress.com/v/qU60xcGa?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&autoPlay=true&controls=false&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Mr Waita during the Podcast Waita accused the county…

30 December 2025 · Read story ↗

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