Justice & Rights.
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Court Frees 10 Suspects on Bond as Matee is Buried
By Anchor Reporter Mavoko court today released on bond 10 suspects linked to investigations into the murder of Machakos County IT officer Alphonse Mbune Matee as he was being buried. The officer was…
Judge Asserts Victory For Media Freedom and Free Speech
High Court Strikes Down Cybercrime Law Clauses in Major Victory for Media Freedom and Free Expression By Anchor Reporter The High Court has delivered a landmark judgment reaffirming constitutional protections for media freedom,…
Goods Train Burns On Old Railway Line
By Robert Muuo A locomotive driver and his assistant escaped unhurt this afternoon after a goods train carrying soda ash caught fire. https://videopress.com/v/F7yHYXxb?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Goods train burns at Masimba on the metre gauge railway…
Court Frees Trio,Commits Three for Trial in Tripple Murder Case
By Anchor Writer The prosecution of three men over the brutal killing of three young men in Machakos has marked a significant milestone in the fight against mob justice, with the courts demonstrating…
New Twist as Woman is Arrested in Matee Murder Probe
Probe Widens as 10 Suspects Held for 10 Days By The Anchor Reporter The investigation into the brutal murder of Machakos County Government officer Alphonse Matee has taken a new twist after detectives…
Three Colleagues of Slain IT Officer Among Nine Held
Mavoko Court to Rule on Thursday Whether They Will Be Detained for 14 Days By Anchor Writer Three colleagues of murdered Machakos County IT officer Alphonse Matee are among nine people under investigation…
Six Arrested Over Murder of IT Officer
By Anchor Writer Police have arrested six suspects in connection with the murder of Machakos County Government employee Alphonse Matee. His body was discovered under mysterious circumstances at Kyumbi in Mavoko Sub-County earlier…
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…
Mwingi: Eight Bodies,Six Weeks, No Answers
Why Town's Growing Mystery Deaths Terrify Residents COMMENTARY By Martin Masai The recovery of yet another set of human remains in Mwingi in recent days has pushed the number of bodies and body…
Court Allows Five Detained in Probe Into Mob Killings
By Anchor Writers The investigation into the shocking killing of three young men in Machakos has taken a major step forward after four additional suspects were arraign .ed in court and remanded. The…
Mystery as Four Bodies Exhumed From Mwingi’s Tyaa River Bank
By Rose Mwangangi A chilling discovery has shocked residents of Mwingi after the bodies of four men were found dumped in a thicket near the main road linking Mwingi town to Nairobi.The bodies…
Trader Detained for 21 Days in Shocking Triple Murder Probe
INVESTIGATION By The Anchor Writer A Machakos court today granted police permission to detain a person of interest for 21 days as investigations intensify into the brutal killing of three boys whose deaths…
Killed by a Mob, Failed by the State: Families Demand Answers in Triple Machakos Lynching.
By Martin Masai and Correspondents Machakos, Kenya — Three young men who were brutally killed by a mob at Crossroads in the middles of Machakos Municipality early last Sunday have been identified. This…
Wavinya: “Jail Me. I Signed Illegal Gazette Notice”
Governor Accuses MCAs of Demanding Sh 300,000 Bribe to Approve Municipal Boards Members By Martin Masai What began as a disagreement over appointments to Machakos Municipal Boards has now erupted into a full-blown…
57 Fuel Costs Protesters Freed as Court Slashes Bail Terms
By Anchor Writers Fifty-seven protestors arrested during the chaotic anti-fuel hike demonstrations that rocked Machakos this week have been released on a cash bail of KSh 5,000 each. Their release came after a…
From Truth to Tone: Lenaola Raises the Stakes for Kenya’s Media
By Martin Masai Nairobi, May 4, 2026 Standing before a hall of journalists, regulators, and jurists at Strathmore University, Supreme Court Judge Isaac Lenaola delivered a blunt and timely message. He told the…
To Secure Peace, Kenya Needs to Protect Journalism
By Zubeidah Kananu "We mark World Press Freedom Day this year under a theme that is both a mandate and a prayer: Shaping a Future at Peace." Peace, in the Kenyan context, cannot…