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Machakos County Rates Itself Highly, But the Ground is Strikingly Different

By Martin Masai As Machakos County celebrates glowing performance ratings of its County Executive Committee Members (CECMs) and Chief Officers, the assessment reads like an alternate universe. Governor Wavinya presents  a trophy to…

18 September 2025 · Read story ↗
Land & Environment

Katelembu:Why Cooperatives Court Vetoed Sham Katelembu Elections

By Martin Masai Day When A Cooperatives Commissioner Conducted Elections Where Non-members Were Elected The Cooperative Tribunal has nullified elections held on February 20, 2025, by a contested society, citing flawed vetting, participation…

7 September 2025 · Read story ↗
Health & Education

University Dons Endorse Kalonzo for the 2027 Presidential Race

Mr Musyoka, seen in a jig when he met dons and student leaders at his Yatta Farm on Friday By Vincent MathekaYatta, Machakos County — A group of 200 dons drawn from 23…

6 September 2025 · Read story ↗
Politics & Governance

Selling Machakos Old Glory as New Achievement at 8th Devolution Conference

NEWS FEATURE By  Anchor Writers At this year’s Devolution Conference in Homa Bay County, Governor Wavinya Ndeti took to social media with a celebratory post, painting a glossy picture of Machakos County’s “value-added…

15 August 2025 · Read story ↗
Land & Environment

Thange Oil Spill: A Detailed Case of Impunity and Human Rights Abuse

COMMENTARY By Martin Masai,  EDITOR/PUBLISHER A decade-long cry for justice by the people of Thange in Kibwezi East, Makueni County, has finally been answered. How the Daily Nation reported the matter in 2015…

12 July 2025 · Read story ↗
Land & Environment

Judges Order KPC, NEMA to Pay Kes. 3.8b. Damages for Thange Oil Spill

WOTE,MAKUENI By Daniel Kituku Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) and the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) were today ordered to pay a total of Kes. 3.8 billion in compensation for environmental destruction at Thange…

11 July 2025 · Read story ↗
Justice & Rights

OCS Shoots Villager to Rescue Goat Theft Suspects

The man shot by Migwani OCS speaks from his hospital bed. By Rose Mwangangi,www.theanchormedia.orgA 40-year-old man is recovering from a gunshot wound after the Officer Commanding Station (OCS) of Migwani Police Station opened…

7 May 2025 · Read story ↗
Politics & Governance

Murkomen: No Mercy For Organ Traffickers

By MINA MediaApril 26, 2025 Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen today vowed swift action against anyone implicated in the ongoing probe into alleged human trafficking and illegal organ harvesting in…

26 April 2025 · Read story ↗
Land & Environment

Tension As NEMA Approves Go-downs

Samora Residents Rally Against Controversial Project in Mavoko Athi River – February 3, 2025 By Anchor Writer Residents of Samora, a quiet agricultural and residential community in Mavoko Sub-County, are raising alarms over…

3 February 2025 · Read story ↗
Land & Environment

Kwa Nzoongo Dam: New Hope or Big Lie?

By Anchor WriterKwa Nzoongo Earth Dam in Ivingoni/Nzambani Ward, Makueni County, stands as a beacon of hope—or so it seems. Works at Kwa Nzoongo Dam This Kes. 10 million projects, funded by the…

27 January 2025 · Read story ↗
Land & Environment

Move to transition County’s 40,000 Bikes

By Anchor Writer Machakos County mulls over an E-Boda Project Machakos County has initiated a conversation towards the launch of the E-Boda Project, an initiative aimed at replacing 40,000 fossil fuel-powered motorcycles with…

26 January 2025 · Read story ↗
Community & Livelihoods

Fresh Step For Makueni Mangoes

Is the  Packhouse strategy the Final Solution to Farmers' Post-Harvest Losses?By Our Special WriterWOTE, January 3, 2025 Governor Kilonzo Jr during the launch Makueni County has taken a monumental step towards transforming its…

5 January 2025 · Read story ↗
Politics & Governance

Finance Boss Kilonzo Faces His Accusers

FACE TO FACE: The Probe team with Mr Kilonzo( Pix by CAK) The Special Committee investigating the proposed removal of County Executive Committee Member (CECM) for Finance, Economic Planning, and Revenue Management, Mr.…

10 December 2024 · Read story ↗
Community & Livelihoods

Makueni, USAID Display Hope for Local Farmers

NEWS FEATURE By Special Projects Writer Muvau, December 4, 2024 Governor Mutula,with Ms. Beers at Georgina Musyoki's farm In a move set to redefine agriculture in Makueni County, the United States Agency for…

5 December 2024 · Read story ↗
Politics & Governance

Another Chief Officer Quits, Who Is Next?

By Anchor Reporter Chief Officer for Housing and Urban Development Collins Adipo has quit office, adding to the long list of Chief Officers resigning from the Wavinya Ndeti administration. He follows in the…

5 November 2024 · Read story ↗
Land & Environment

Wavinya Hunts For Health, Water Ministers

By Martin Masai Governor Wavinya Ndeti is back to the drawing board to urgently replace two ministers in two crucial ministries - water and health.This comes after a cabinet reshuffle that effectively removed…

27 October 2024 · Read story ↗

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