The Anchor
Tuesday
3 November 2026
Machakos · Makueni · KituiPublic interest. Public record.Lower Eastern, Kenya

Makueni.

Follow the reporting on Makueni.

Community & Livelihoods

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…

9 March 2026 · Read story ↗
Politics & Governance

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,…

5 March 2026 · Read story ↗
Community & Livelihoods

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…

21 February 2026 · Read story ↗
Community & Livelihoods

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…

21 February 2026 · Read story ↗
Community & Livelihoods

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…

20 February 2026 · Read story ↗
Community & Livelihoods

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,…

14 February 2026 · Read story ↗
Health & Education

Makueni Workers Give 48-Hour Ultimatum to Mutula Jr.

Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr. Union says “Dysfunctional” Medical Insurance Cover Assures Workers more of Death than Life By Anchor Writers The Kenya County Government Workers Union (KCGWU), Makueni County Branch, has issued a…

10 February 2026 · Read story ↗
Health & Education

Makueni Gets High-End Medical Equipment , Ups It’s Surgical Capacity

Part of the medical equipment supplied by National Equipment Service programme to the County Government of Makueni By Daniel KitukuMakueniMakueni County Referral Hospital has taken a decisive step toward reducing patient referrals and…

4 February 2026 · Read story ↗
Health & Education

Mbooni Tops New HIV Infections Amid USAID Exit in Fight Against Pandemic

By Martin Masai and Agencies AngenciesMusoa, TulimaniMbooni Sub-County has quietly but decisively emerged as Makueni’s leading hotspot for new HIV infections, a troubling shift that public health officials say signals a deeper breakdown…

4 February 2026 · Read story ↗
Justice & Rights

Court Orders Return of Grabbed Police Commander’s Residence Land

By Anchor Writers Machakos Sub County Commander's residence EACC officials at the site of the recovered property yesterday A decisive High Court ruling has returned a prime parcel of land in Machakos Town…

4 February 2026 · Read story ↗
Justice & Rights

Shock as Mason Dies After Slitting his Throat with  a Knife

MAKUENIBy Daniel KitukuA man died today morning after allegedly slitting his throat using a knife in Nthangu Sub-location, Wote Sub-County, Makueni County. Investigators at Work: -File Picture The act has left the entire…

31 December 2025 · Read story ↗
Health & Education

Sex Traders Stage Bold ARVs Shortage Protest, Demand Action

Protesters captured at the Mtito Andei march. By Robert Muuo Commercial sex workers in Mtito Andei Market, Kibwezi Sub-county, have staged a bold daytime protest over the growing shortage of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs…

23 October 2025 · Read story ↗
Land & Environment

Makueni, UK to Drive Clean Energy Through Landmark Policy

By Anchor Writers Makueni County today unveiled a landmark County Energy Policy that sets out a bold framework to transform the region’s energy landscape through clean, sustainable, and inclusive solutions. Governor Mutula, during…

1 October 2025 · Read story ↗
Justice & Rights

Makueni Father Gets Life Jail Term for Defiling Four Children

By Wambua Love KILUNGU, Makueni County — A Kilungu court has sentenced a 56-year-old man to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of serial sexual offences against four children, including his own. The…

1 September 2025 · Read story ↗
Justice & Rights

High Court Collapses Gov.Mutula’s Wote Municipal Board

Why the Fall of the Board was Inevitable By Martin Masai with Daniel MutindaGovernor Mutula Kilonzo Jnr’s Wote Municipal Board is in a disarray after the High Court in Makueni declared its recruitment…

14 August 2025 · Read story ↗
Land & Environment

Outrage as Chronic Water Shortage hits Wote Municipality

Wote Residents Demand Action in a Hard-Hitting Memo to WOWASCO By  Wambua LoveWOTE, MAKUENI — A scathing public memorandum has been submitted to the Wote Water and Sewerage Company (WOWASCO), demanding immediate action…

7 August 2025 · Read story ↗

The Anchor