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Chaos at Bus Park as Saccos Vs County War Rages
MAKOS–MAMOA War Paralyses Machakos Transport as Court Orders Solve Nothing By Martin Masai A bitter supremacy battle between Makos Savings & Credit Co-operative Society Limited(Makos) and Machakos Matatu Owners Association (MAMOA) haa plunged…
Seven Attack Victims Buried as Fears of Evictions, Attacks Soar
By Rose Mwangangi in Mwingi May 2, 2026 | The Anchor Grief hung over Tseikuru in Mwingi North as seven victims of a recent bandit attack in Kwa Kamari were laid to rest…
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…
Bishop Kariuki Quits as Bishop of Wote Catholic Diocese
By Anchor Writers The Catholic Diocese of Wote is undergoing an abrupt leadership transition after its founding bishop, Paul Kariuki Njiru, resigned on health grounds. Bishop Kariuki cuts short a tenure that barely…
Mutula Fires Agriculture CECM Amid Mango Value Chain Fiasco
By Daniel Kituku Ms. Elizabeth Ndunge Muli Makueni Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr. has dismissed County Executive Committee Member for Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperative Development Elizabeth Ndunge Muli.A March 9, 2026 letter, addressed…
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…
Defining Moment for Makueni Mango Value Chain
Fate of Former Makueni Fruit CEO Hangs in the Balance After Assembly’s Scathing Mango Probe By Daniel Mutinda The fate of the former Chief Executive Officer of the Makueni County Fruit Development and…
Defining Moment for Makueni Mango Value Chain
Fate of Former Makueni Fruit CEO Hangs in the Balance After Assembly’s Scathing Mango Probe By Daniel Mutinda The fate of the former Chief Executive Officer of the Makueni County Fruit Development and…
Muthama’s Ex Wife Burial Place Fixed for Kilome
By Anchor Writers Barely hours after the burial of her former stepson, sorrow has once again visited the family of former Machakos Senator Johnson Muthama.Joyce Nzisa Mwongela, Muthama’s former wife and the mother…
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…
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,…
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…
Farewell to KTN cameraman Amid Echoes of Truthful, Public Interest Journalism
By Lilian Katheke Machakos and Makueni counties on Friday stood still to honour the life and work of the late KTN cameraman Japheth Makau, a journalist remembered for carrying the stories of the…
Pope Names Coadjutor Bishop, Signals End of King’oo’s Quiet Reign
Kitui Bishop Mwongela's Appointment Marks Imminent Episcopal Transition in Machakos By Anchor Writers Pope Leo XIV today appointed Bishop Joseph Maluki Mwongela, the current Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Kitui, as the…
When Every Plaque Has a Story: Wavinya’s Year of Awards
By Regina Muneene Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti has had a bumper year for mantelpiece maintenance. Governor Wavinya receiving her award.Left: Her coterie of confidants during her 58th birthday bash in Kigali Between regional…
First Lady’s Hearse Ride Adds Dramatic Twist to Mbobu’s Burial
By Anchor Writers Mua Hills, Machakos — In a remarkable breach of State protocol, First Lady Rachel Ruto stunned mourners at the burial of slain city lawyer Kyalo Mbobu by riding inside the…