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Questions as Missing County IT Officer is Found Dead
By Martin Masai Alfonse Matee A cloud of mystery hangs over the death of a Machakos County Government employee whose body was recovered in Kyumbi barely a day after he disappeared, raising troubling…
Success Triggers Admissions Crisis at Machakos Level Five Hospital
NEWS FEATURE By Anchor Writers For more than three months, admission at Machakos Level 5 Hospital has become nearly impossible. The 530-bed referral facility is full.Not because services have collapsed — but because…
Matatu Saccos Return to Bus Park Amid Frail Truce
By Anchor Writer Park Reopens After County Move Forces MAKOS Out of Disputed Bays Machakos bus park on Friday morning before matatus returned to the busy passenger transport terminal Matatu operators on today…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Police on the Spot Over Alarming Murder of Women in Kitui
By Anchor Writers | April 23, 2026 The County Government of Kitui County has condemned a disturbing wave of killings targeting women, describing the incidents as brutal, inhumane, and a direct violation of…
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…
Makueni County Workers Give Fresh Strike Notice
By Anchor Writers Strike Notice Follows Official Silence Over Unresolved Grievances Workers in Makueni County have issued a fresh notice of labour dispute, signaling a looming industrial action over what they describe as…
Wavinya’s Debts Storm Exposes Crisis in County
NEWS ANALYSIS By Martin Masai After assault claims and a KSh 19 million dispute, the county speaks—but does it truly answer? In the wake of a violent confrontation in Machakos Town on March…
Questions as CS Muya Appoints ‘Acting County Solicitor’
By The Anchor Writers The County Government of Machakos has plunged into a fresh legal and governance storm following the controversial appointment of an “Acting County Solicitor". It comes barely a day after…
Itimboni: Cement Firm Pushes Through Own ‘Public Participation’
By Anchor Writers Residents of Itimboni village are accusing project proponents of staging a questionable public participation exercise after a meeting officially cancelled by local administration was nevertheless conducted under heavy police presence.…
Salary Crisis Erupts Days After Wavinya’s Deceptive Address
By Martin Masai Eleven Days into March, February Salaries are Yet to be Paid after the Governor Declared Delays are Over Days after Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti confidently told the County Assembly that…
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…
Debate as Makueni Orders Staff to Take Oath of Secrecy
By Martin Masai A directive requiring county staff in Makueni County to take an oath of secrecy has ignited a debate about transparency, public accountability and constitutional rights within devolved government. The order,…
County Askaris in the Spotlight Over Cash Fights
By Lilian Munini Tensions are rising over physical fights by County Inspectorate as they fight over cash and dominance. The fights have triggered a strongly worded letter from County Secretary Dr. Muya Ndambuki…