Justice & Rights.
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Machakos Governor Aspirant Rose Mulwa, Children Charged with Lawyer Mbobu’s Murder
By Anchor Writers Former Machakos governor contestant Rose Mbithe Mulwa, her two lawyer children, Chris and Angela Mulwa, and three others (Pictured Below) were today formally charged with the murder of Nairobi lawyer…
Machakos County Worker Among Two Arrested with Elephant Tusks
By Anchor Writer Two people have been arrested in Machakos Town for allegedly being in possession of elephant tusks weighing 12 kilogrammes and valued at KSh1.2 million. The suspects were arrested by Kenya…
No Bond for Three Suspects in Machakos Tripple Murder Case
By Anchor Writer Three men accused of the murder of three young men who were attacked and burnt to death in a Machakos street have been denied bond. Judge Josphine Mong’are said the…
Kyuso Court Jails Four for Life Over Violent Robbery
By Rose Mwangangi Four men were today sentenced to life imprisonment by a Kyuso court after being convicted of violently robbing a man of Sh900,000 in a daring broad-daylight attack in Kamuwongo. The…
Kenya Editors’ Guild Sounds Alarm Over Abduction of Standard Editor
By Anchor Writer The Kenya Editors Guild has demanded an immediate and independent investigation into the abduction of The Standard Group Associate Editor Alex Kiprotich(Pictured below), warning that the incident represents a grave…
Former Machakos Chief Officer Charged Over Fake Degree
By Anchor Writers Former Machakos County Government Chief Officer Joseph Mutwiwa Munyao has finally been caught by the long arm of the law after being charged with allegedly using forged academic certificates to…
DCI Boss Admits that Policemen Killed Dr Mutiso
By The Anchor Writers The Directorate of Criminal Investigations has placed rogue police officers at the centre of the meticulously planned assassination of psychiatrist Dr Victoria Nthunya Mutiso. He revealed that a serving…
Kitui Chief Officer, Six Company Directors Arrested in Sh 17m Scandal
By Anchor Writers The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has arrested Kitui County Chief Officer for Agriculture and Fisheries Gladys Mami Kivoto( Pictured below) and six company directors over an alleged conflict of…
Judge’s Tough Stance Against Menstrual Verification at Workplace
Humiliation in the Name of Discipline: Court Declares Menstrual Verification Unconstitutional By Anchor Writer | The Employment and Labour Relations Court has delivered one of Kenya's most significant workplace rights decisions, declaring that…
Shame of 25-Year Case, 2 Murders, Police and Courts
By A Special Correspondent Display of Institutional Failure:How a Matrimonial Property Dispute Escalated into a Criminal Enterprise What began as the collapse of a marriage in 2001 has evolved into one of Kenya's…
Spotlight on Police as OCS is Arrested in Botched Kidnap, Robbery Saga
By Anchor Writers A senior police officer has been arrested after he was linked to the alleged kidnapping of a couple who were reportedly abducted while delivering an online order in Baba Dogo.…
Lower Eastern Lawyers Boycott Courts Over Alleged Graft
By Anchor Writers Lawyers in Machakos, Kitui and other parts of the Lower Eastern region have joined colleagues across Kenya in a nationwide boycott of court proceedings called by the Law Society of…
Court Detains Suspected Killer of Wife,Two Children
By Anchor Writer A 23-year-old man accused of murdering his wife and their two children has been detained for five more days to allow police to complete investigations.Amos Nyingi Wambua was arraigned before…
Three Arson Suspects Bonded Over Machakos School Dorm Fire
By Anchor Writer Three minors charged with burning down a dormitory at Machakos School have each been released on a bond of KSh 400,000. Machakos Chief Magistrate Dorcas Endoo Machakos Chief Magistrate Dorcas…
Three Machakos School Boys Charged Over Dormitory Fire
By Anchor Writers Magistrate Defers Taking Plea Due to Absence of First Accused A silhouette of three teenagers Three boys have been charged before the Machakos Law Courts in connection with the fire…
Questions As Wavinya Reinstates Mutanu, Cites Court Order
News Analysis By Martin Masai Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti today announced that she has reinstated Catherine Mutanu as County Executive Committee Member (CECM) for Finance after being served with what she describes as…
Two Years On, Family Awaits Justice as Pain Remains Fresh
By Lillian Katheke Tears, prayers and memories filled the home of Erickson Mutisya's family in Kisekini, Machakos County, as relatives, friends and fellow parents gathered to mark two years since the young man's…