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Kiio Gives Camel Herders 4 Days to Leave Kitui County

INSECURITY IN MWINGI By Rose Mwangangi Kitui Senator Enock Kiio Wambua has given a 4-day ultimatum to camel herders to remove their livestock from farms across the county. The ultimatum signals a decisive…

14 May 2026 · Read story ↗
Justice & Rights

Questions as Kwa Kamare Police Station Opens

By Rose Mwangangi MWINGI, MAY 1, 2026The long-delayed opening of Kwa Kamare Police Station in Tseikuru Ward has now taken on a sharper, more urgent meaning. It comes not as a proactive security…

1 May 2026 · Read story ↗
Justice & Rights

Mwingi: Fragile Peace Holds Amid Peace Meeting

Security Tightened asKitui and Garissa Leaders Step In to Calm Tensions By Rose Mwangangi in Mwingi Security was heightened across Mwingi on today as authorities struggled to contain simmering tensions following deadly attacks…

30 April 2026 · Read story ↗
Community & Livelihoods

Minister Suspends Bus Park Slots Allocation Amid Sector Uproar

By Anchor WriterApril 29, 2026 A simmering dispute over the allocation of picking and dropping slots at the Machakos Bus Park has forced the County Government of Machakos to suspend the implementation of…

29 April 2026 · Read story ↗
Justice & Rights

Day of Rage in Mwingi as Death Toll Hits Eight

By Rose Mwangangi | www.theanchormedia.org⁠ SWEEPING mix of tension, rage, grief, panic, and fear has gripped Mwingi town as protests, business closures, and sporadic violence erupted following a series of deadly attacks that…

29 April 2026 · Read story ↗
Politics & Governance

Machakos County Assembly Put Off Over Wikwatyo Fund

By Martin Masai Machakos County Assembly sittings were suspended yesterday after a bitter dispute over a proposed KSh 1 billion fund linked to Governor Wavinya Ndeti A push to have it approved for…

28 April 2026 · Read story ↗
Justice & Rights

Bandits Kill Seven Mwingi Villagers, Torch Dwellings

By Rose Mwangangi in Mwingi April 25, 2026 Seven villagers were on Saturday evening shot dead by armed camel herders in a brutal attack at Kwakamari Market along the Tseikuru–Mwingi road, plunging the…

25 April 2026 · Read story ↗
Justice & Rights

Child Rights Concerns Emerge After Masii Police Station Detains 9-Year-Old Boy

By Anchor WritersApril 24, 2026 A troubling incident in Masii Market, Machakos County, has sparked outrage and renewed focus on the protection of children within the justice system, after a nine-year-old boy was…

24 April 2026 · Read story ↗
Justice & Rights

Detained: 43 Machakos Fuel Riot Suspects Denied Bail

Machakos, April 22, 2026 All 43 suspects arrested during Tuesday’s violent fuel protests in Machakos Town were denied bail today by a Machakos Court. This happened as new details emerged on the scale…

22 April 2026 · Read story ↗
Justice & Rights

Machakos Shuts Down as Fuel Price Protests Spiral Into Street Chaos

By Anchor Writers | April 21, 2026 A wave of unrest swept through Machakos Town today, grinding commerce to a halt as protests over escalating fuel prices degenerated into violent confrontations between youths…

21 April 2026 · Read story ↗
Public Money

Wavinya Caves in to Pressure,Pays Sh 10m to Movata Designs

By Martin Masai Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti has, at last, yielded to mounting public pressure and initiated payment—albeit partially—to Movata Fashions & Design. The firm supplied Inspectorate uniforms, a contract that had long…

11 April 2026 · Read story ↗
Community & Livelihoods

Mutula Acts to Confront Mango Value Chain Crisis

By Anchor Writers Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr. today constituted a special taskforce to overhaul the troubled mango value chain in Makueni County. The action signals a new attempt by the county administration to…

6 March 2026 · Read story ↗
Public Money

Machakos County Procurement Scandal: EACC Investigates Staff

By Martin Masai theanchormedia.org Anti Graft War Widens in Machakos as Scores of County Staff Record Statements Over ‘Air Supplies’ Scandal A quiet procession has been streaming into Kiamba Mall, 3rd Floor, Machakos…

25 February 2026 · Read story ↗
Politics & Governance

Assembly Rejects Wavinya’s County Attorney Nominee

By Anchor Writers The Machakos County Assembly today rejected Governor Wavinya Ndeti’s nominee for the position of County Attorney. The rejection was based on the fact that the nominee was utterly unqualified to…

24 February 2026 · Read story ↗
Politics & Governance

Assembly Rejects Wavinya’s County Attorney Nominee

By Anchor Writers The Machakos County Assembly today rejected Governor Wavinya Ndeti’s nominee for the position of County Attorney. The rejection was based on the fact that the nominee was utterly unqualified to…

24 February 2026 · Read story ↗
Politics & Governance

Drama as 24 MCAs Boycott Wavinya Lobbying Invite

By Martin Masai A political storm struck Machakos County this evening after 24 Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) boycotted a deceptively convened “consultative” meeting by Governor Wavinya Ndeti. The invite to the…

23 February 2026 · Read story ↗

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