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Sh 56m Graft case For Ex Chief Officer,5 Others
By Sally Kithome in Kitui Former Kitui Health Chief Officer Richard Makula Muthoka and five others were arraigned today, facing six counts of abuse of office. The charges stem from the delivery of…
Ministry Vacant As Wavinya Axes Officers
By Martin MasaiMachakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti has made significant changes to her administration but failed to name someone to act in the place of long suspended Roads and Transport Minister RitaNdunge. Governor Wavinya…
Makueni Cancer Cases Surge By 31 Percent
By Anchor Writer Kathonzweni Makueni County is grappling with a concerning rise in cancer cases, with the numbers surging by 31 percent over the past year. Mrs.Mutula talks to patients at the Kathonzweni…
Rapist,25, Slapped With A 15-Year Term
By Alex Kieti The convict- Alex Mutinda Paul A 25 year old man was today sentenced to 15 years in jail for defiling a 17 year old girl.The offence was committed in Musaalani…
Machakos Deputy Majority Leader Quits
By Anchor Writer Machakos County Assembly Majority Leader Mr. Jackson Ndaka today announced his resignation from the position. Mr Ndaka Ndaka cited frustrations with the county government’s failure to fulfill its development promises.…
Tension As NEMA Approves Go-downs
Samora Residents Rally Against Controversial Project in Mavoko Athi River – February 3, 2025 By Anchor Writer Residents of Samora, a quiet agricultural and residential community in Mavoko Sub-County, are raising alarms over…
Any Link to Crocodiles And Menstrual Blood?
Analysis: A Science-Based Perspective on Makueni's debate By Anchor Writers The Makueni County government’s pronounced caution to women from fetching water from River Athi during their menstrual periods has sparked widespread debate. It does…
Besieged Makueni CECM Breaks Silence
By Daniel MutindaMakueni's Executive Committee Member (ECM) for Trade, Industry, and Tourism, Dr. Sonia Nzilani, today, put to rest rumours surrounding her employment status. Dr Sonia Nzilani She clarified that she is currently…
Kwa Nzoongo Dam: New Hope or Big Lie?
By Anchor WriterKwa Nzoongo Earth Dam in Ivingoni/Nzambani Ward, Makueni County, stands as a beacon of hope—or so it seems. Works at Kwa Nzoongo Dam This Kes. 10 million projects, funded by the…
Move to transition County’s 40,000 Bikes
By Anchor Writer Machakos County mulls over an E-Boda Project Machakos County has initiated a conversation towards the launch of the E-Boda Project, an initiative aimed at replacing 40,000 fossil fuel-powered motorcycles with…
Matatu Sector Erupts As Rita’s Return Looms
By Mark MutungiThe embattled Machakos County Roads and Transport Minister, Rita Ndunge, is on the verge of making a dramatic return to office as investigations into bribery allegations against her by the Ethics…
Questions as Machakos Youth Service Begins
MYS Launched Amid Questions Over Policy, Funding, and Governance By Martin MasaiEditor & Publisher, The Anchortheanchormedia.orgMachakos County has witnessed the historic launch of the Machakos Youth Empowerment Programme now known as Machakos Youth…
Makueni Sand Dams Bring Good Tidings
UN Mission Kenya to Replicate Makueni's Sand Dams Nationwide Principal Secretary for Devolution Terry Mbaika and Resident Cordinator UN Mission Kenya Mr. Stephen Jackson during the visit By Daniel KitukuMakueni County's success in…
Wavinya’s Machakos Youth Service Gets Set
Youth Service Set to Transform Young Lives Despite Rocky Start By Anchor Writers The Machakos Youth Service (MYS), one of Governor Wavinya Ndeti’s flagship projects, has set out to break the cycle of…
Claims Emerge Over Effects of Space Object
Mukuku Residents Report Health Concerns Following Landing of Space Debris By Wambua Love and Martin Masai Mukuku , Mbooni East, Tuesday Mr Munyasya(L) Mr Maithya(R) and the local dispensary where they claim to…
Fresh Step For Makueni Mangoes
Is the Packhouse strategy the Final Solution to Farmers' Post-Harvest Losses?By Our Special WriterWOTE, January 3, 2025 Governor Kilonzo Jr during the launch Makueni County has taken a monumental step towards transforming its…
Man Found Dead in Makindu ABC Church
By Robert MuuoMakindu town residents are in shock after a middle-aged man was found dead inside ABC Church in the China zone near the Mombasa-Nairobi Highway.Area Chief Jackson Kimende reported that local herdsmen…