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Brilliant,Broken and Buried. The Life-and Warning-of Dorothy Muoma
By Martin Masai Dorothy Nasimiyu Sabina Muoma was not a rumour.Not a street myth.Not a whispered cautionary tale.She was born on December 1, 1971, at Lang’ata Barracks to Lukas and Rose Muoma. A…
No Bail for Three Death Row Convicts Who Attacked Journalist’s Kin
Justice Cherere By Anchor Writer The High Court in Nyamira has dismissed attempts by three convicts to be released on bail, pending the hearing and determination of their appeal. “In the totality of…
WASREB Declares Wavinya’s ‘Water Reforms’ an Illegality
County Dismissed Six Water Companies MDs Outside the Law, Precipitating Chaotic Water Regime By Martin Masai Machakos County’s water sector is in turmoil — and Kenya’s national regulator has now said so, publicly…
Makueni Officials Cornered in Kalamba Mango Factory Scandal
Mr. Kioko: Interdicted CEO Ms. Elizabeth Muli: Agriculture Minister By Daniel Kituku Senior county officers in Makueni have been cornered over a brewing Kes.11 million scandal at the troubled Kalamba Fruit Processing Factory,…
Makueni Workers Give 48-Hour Ultimatum to Mutula Jr.
Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr. Union says “Dysfunctional” Medical Insurance Cover Assures Workers more of Death than Life By Anchor Writers The Kenya County Government Workers Union (KCGWU), Makueni County Branch, has issued a…
VERBATIM: Judge Pins Down Wavinya’s Flaws
Editor’s Note: In a judgment that draws a hard line against arbitrary executive power by GovernorWavinyaNdeti, the Employment and Labour Relations Court Judge Stella Rutto ruled that the dismissal of Machakos County Executive…
Judge Awards Kes. 4.2m Damages to Minister Wavinya Sacked Illegally
By Martin Masai Justice Rutto The orders A definitive court ruling has sent shockwaves through the Wavinya Ndeti Government over irregularly dismissal of a Minister.Justice Stella Rutto declared the dismissal of former Education…
DG Set to Wrestle Wavinya at the 2027 Ballot as Feuding Reaches Boiling Point
Governor Vs Deputy: When Power Turns Petty and Government Becomes a Siege By Martin Masai What is unfolding in Machakos is no longer a quiet disagreement between a governor and her deputy. No.…
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…
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…
Mbooni Tops New HIV Infections Amid USAID Exit in Fight Against Pandemic
By Martin Masai and Agencies AngenciesMusoa, TulimaniMbooni Sub-County has quietly but decisively emerged as Makueni’s leading hotspot for new HIV infections, a troubling shift that public health officials say signals a deeper breakdown…
Court Orders Return of Grabbed Police Commander’s Residence Land
By Anchor Writers Machakos Sub County Commander's residence EACC officials at the site of the recovered property yesterday A decisive High Court ruling has returned a prime parcel of land in Machakos Town…
How Wavinya Bent Due Process in Appointing Machakos Municipal Boards
By Martin Masai Key Stakeholders including the Civil Society Locked Out of the Nomination Process The appointment of board members to Machakos’ three municipalities has opened a serious governance fault line, raising questions…
Tension as KeNHA Sets New Quit Deadline For Machakos Kiosk Owners
By Anchor Writer Targeted Kiosks: KeNHA has given owners February 26 deadline to vacate their premises. The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has issued a final eviction notice giving traders operating along the…
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…
State Reduces Murder Charge to Manslaughter in Bar Bouncer’s Killing
By Anchor Writer Mr Kennedy Mutie Mbithi The prosecution has dramatically shifted course in the killing of Machakos club bouncer Dominic Munuve. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions(ODPP) dropped the murder…
Why Mungata’s Move to Become Court of Appeal Judge Had to Fail
By Anchor Writers NEWS FEATURE In the hushed, high-ceilinged boardroom of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), amid the hum of livestream cameras and the stoic faces of Commissioners, the Court of Appeal interviews…