Politics & Governance.
Elections, parties, appointments and the exercise of institutional power.
Why Senator Maanzo’s ‘Apology’ Misses the Point
News Analysis By Martin Masai For days, Makueni Senator Daniel Kitonga Maanzo has faced mounting pressure from leaders, women groups, professionals, and ordinary residents demanding an apology over leaked remarks widely perceived as…
Leaked Phone Call:Kibwana Offers to Mediate Maanzo-Mutula Rift
By Anchor Writer Former Makueni Governor Kivutha Kibwana has offered to mediate the growing political fallout sparked by a leaked phone conversation involving Makueni Senator Dan Kitonga Maanzo and remarks concerning Makueni First…
Machakos Stages Bizarre Underwear Protest
By Anchor Writers Machakos Town on Tuesday witnessed what may go down as one of the most bizarre political confrontations in recent memory . Now the political battle will not only be fought…
Leaked Maanzo Phone Call Sparks Warfare in Makueni
By Daniel Mutinda Makueni Senator Daniel Maanzo Makueni Senator Daniel Maanzo has triggered one of the most explosive political controversies in the county in recent years, raising difficult questions about privacy, political ethics,…
Sonko Puts Off NEDP Activities, Claims Sabotage
By Martin Masai A fierce political storm today erupted inside the National Economic Development Party (NEDP) after party leader Mike Mbuvi Sonko suspended all party activities over alleged extortion, infiltration and internal sabotage.The…
Storm as Wavinya Gazettes Board Members Without Assembly Vote
By Martin Masai Fresh Trouble for Governor as Illegal Municipal Board Members Gazettement Sparks Graft Claims Governor Wavinya Ndeti’s administration is facing a fresh political and legal storm following the gazettement of three…
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…
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…
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,…
Applause on Cue, Pages Out of Sync: Wavinya’s 106-Page Political Theatre
By Martin Masai Her arrival at the Machakos County Assembly was as theatrical as her year-long duel with the very House she was required to address.Governor Wavinya Ndeti did not step out of…
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…
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…
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…
DG Set to Wrestle Wavinya at the 2027 Ballot as Feuding Reaches Boiling Point
Governor Vs Deputy: When Power Turns Petty and Government Becomes a Siege By Martin Masai What is unfolding in Machakos is no longer a quiet disagreement between a governor and her deputy. No.…
Moses Muthama, Son of Machakos Senator Agnes Kavindu Collapses,Dies
By Anchor Writer Tragedy has struck the family of Machakos Senator Agnes Kavindu Muthama following the sudden death of her son, Moses, her only male child she had with former Machakos Senator Johnson…