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AJS Unpacked: Kenya’s Justice System Opens More Doors for Ordinary Folk
Kenya's Judiciary marks ten years of Alternative Justice Systems, with a new resolve to ensure that more Kenyans can resolve disputes through accessible, affordable, timely and constitutionally compliant pathways. By Martin Masai A…
Kitavi Mutua: A Final Chronical of Kitui’s Dangerous Reptiles
Kitavi wrote extensively about the quiet tragedies inflicted upon humanity by the reptiles of Kitui, making it a cruel conspiracy of fate that he should ultimately succumb to a snakebite
Sonko Uses Alternative Justice System Forum to Pitch for Justice for the Vulnerable
Ex Nairobi Governor Opens Up on Personal Battles Against Injustice, Reveals Humanitarian Work By Martin Masai Former Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko ( Pictured Below) has offered a deeply personal account of his…
ABC Expulsions: Archbishop Seals Fate of his Wife’s Critics
Accountability and Transparency Trashed As Church Moves to Silence Six Truth Seekers By Anchor Writers A leadership and accountability crisis at the Africa Brotherhood Church (ABC) has escalated after Archbishop Timothy N. Ndambuki…
Three Colleagues of Slain IT Officer Among Nine Held
Mavoko Court to Rule on Thursday Whether They Will Be Detained for 14 Days By Anchor Writer Three colleagues of murdered Machakos County IT officer Alphonse Matee are among nine people under investigation…
Ngei’s Death: Why Kenya Must Urgently Confront Road Safety
Ngei's and Mumbua's deaths should therefore not simply become other entries in NTSA's annual statistics of dead men and women. By Martin Masai When businessman Stephen Ngei, the chairman of Makindu Motors, and…
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…
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…
22 Killed in Bus- Tipper Accident on Mombasa Highway
By Robert Muuo and Daniel Kituku At least 22 people were killed today morning in a head on smash between a church passenger bus and a truck.(Picture Below: Viewer Discretion Advised)20 died on…
Assembly in Financial Crisis Mode Amid Escalating Budget Standoff
By Anchor Writers The dispute between Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti and County Assembly Speaker Anne Kiasya regarding the county budget has intensified, jeopardising the Assembly's operations. This follows a failed mediation led by…
Kenya Editors Guild Pushes for Transparency on Public Debt
Media Seeks to Crack the Vault on Spiraling Debt and High-Risk Financing By Anchor Writers NAIROBI — Public finance must no longer remain an obscure, technical maze shrouded in secrecy. That was the…
Breaking Down Muthama’s Cryptic Message After Meeting Kalonzo Musyoka
NEWS ANALYSIS By Martin Masai Johnson Muthama's latest message after a meeting with Wiper Patriotic Front leader Kalonzo Musyoka may be more revealing for what he did not say than for what he…
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…
Senate’s Shock as ECDE, VTCs Crumble in Machakos County
Machakos Devolution Under the Microscope as Core County Function in Sorry State By Anchor Writers Machakos County’s Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) centres and Vocational Training Centres (VTCs) are offering a sobering glimpse…
Editors Put Kenya’s Public Debt Accountability Under Spotlight
By Anchor Writers Kenya’s rapidly expanding public debt, now beyond the KSh13 trillion mark, has emerged as a major public-interest accountability issue. Today, Kenya Editors Guild Vice President Francis Openda (Pictured Below) challenged…
Kitui Assembly Orders Inquiry Into Staff Hiring by Public Service Board
By Anchor Writers The Kitui County Assembly has opened an inquiry into the recruitment of county government employees amid allegations of geographical imbalance, nepotism, favouritism, corruption and lack of transparency in the hiring…
County Workers Stage Salary Parade Over Delayed Salaries
Governor Wavinya’s Govenment Awarded by Bajeti Hub 'for its commitment to transparency and accountability in Public Finance Management' By Anchor Writers Machakos County workers today flexed their muscles in a protest parade to…