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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…
Tension as KeNHA Sets New Quit Deadline For Machakos Kiosk Owners
By Anchor Writer Targeted Kiosks: KeNHA has given owners February 26 deadline to vacate their premises. The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has issued a final eviction notice giving traders operating along the…
Assembly Rejects Executive Reports in Unprecedented Rebuke
By Anchor Writers The Machakos County Assembly today turned into a chamber of frustration as Members dismissed nearly every report tabled by the Executive as hollow, incomplete, and unfit for purpose.In a day-long…
When Every Plaque Has a Story: Wavinya’s Year of Awards
By Regina Muneene Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti has had a bumper year for mantelpiece maintenance. Governor Wavinya receiving her award.Left: Her coterie of confidants during her 58th birthday bash in Kigali Between regional…
Behind a Comedian’s Claim Lies a Deeper,Troubling County debt Crisis
By Martin Masai The public exchange between comedian and businessman Sammy Kioko and the Machakos County Government over a claimed Kes 19 million debt has peeled back the curtain on a deeper fiscal…
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…
Kitui Speaker Quits Wiper NEC as MCAs Plot Impeachment
By Martin Masai Wiper Showdown in Kitui Amid Machakos Assembly Turmoil Kitui County Assembly Speaker Kevin Kinengo Katisya has dramatically resigned from the National Executive Council (NEC) of the Wiper Patriotic Front, citing…
Bid to Oust Kiusya Ends as Wiper MCAs Cut Deal to Save Seats
By Martin Masai Notice to withdraw notices to declare vacancies in 8 Wards is part of the compromise reachedMachakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti’s latest bid to impeach Speaker Anne Kiusya crumbled yesterday after her…
Fresh Elections Ordered at Katelembu Society Amid Epic Land Grabbing
By Lilian Munini Mr Muema All eyes are on the controversial Katelembu Athiani Muvuti Co-operative Society ahead of a Special General Meeting (SGM) with elections as the only agenda. In a notice signed…
Top Machakos County Officials Snub Assembly Summons Yet Again
By Martin Masai The defiance of Machakos County’s top officers against Assembly summons has now morphed from mere absenteeism to an audacious display of executive arrogance, laying bare the rot behind Governor Wavinya…
Editorial Comment
Devolution’s Greatest Shame: When Counties Parade Stolen Glory The 8th Devolution Conference in Homa Bay was meant to be a stocktaking of Kenya’s most ambitious governance experiment. Under the banner “For the People,…
Selling Machakos Old Glory as New Achievement at 8th Devolution Conference
NEWS FEATURE By Anchor Writers At this year’s Devolution Conference in Homa Bay County, Governor Wavinya Ndeti took to social media with a celebratory post, painting a glossy picture of Machakos County’s “value-added…
Communication Authority Has Crossed the Red Line
Kenya is not a dictatorship Editorial | The Communication Authority of Kenya (CA) has yet again reminded us why vigilance must never sleep. Its latest directive to suspend live coverage of the ongoing…
Esther Still Awaits Justice as KPLC Sleeps on the Job
By Love WambuaIt took the weight of a fallen electricity pole — and a heavier load of public shame — for the Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) to finally notice Esther Kamesi…
Reprieve for 9 MCAs as Court Clamps Down Against Chaotic Leaders
By Anchor Writer Nine suspended members of the Machakos County Assembly, among them Majority Leader Nicholas Kitavi Nzioka, received a temporary reprieve from the courts today—though under a firm warning to conduct themselves…
Kiusya Suspends Nzioka, 8 MCAs in Swift Purge
By MARTIN MASAIMachakos, June 10, 2025 — In a dramatic show of authority, Machakos County Assembly Speaker Anne Kiusya today suspended nine Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) for eight sittings. They include…
Machakos Assembly Dispute goes to Senate
The Anchor Writer The Senate has stepped in to address the protracted standoff at the Machakos County Assembly, summoning Speaker Anne Kiusya, Members of the County Assembly (MCAs), and key Assembly officials to…