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Painful Wait For Rex Masai Family as State Drafts Reparations Plan
By Martin Masai NAIROBI, April 21, 2026 — For the family of Rex Masai, the wait for justice has been long, painful, and uncertain. A young man from Kamuthanga in Machakos County, Masai…
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…
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…
Rotting in Cells for Nothing: High Court Exposes Illegal Detentions by Courts
By Everlyn Kwamboka The Constitution forbids remand for petty offences, yet many Kenyans still spend nights in cells awaiting decisions that should never put them there. A recent decision by the High Court…
Ex Judge Mutava, Four Others Arrested in EACC Sting Operation
By Anchor Writer The Ex- Judge Joseph Mbalu Mutava, Lawyer Kimani Wachira, Kitui politician Kennedy Ngumbau and Tom Awili released on Kes 200,000 bond each in Alleged KSh10.4 Million Bribery Scheme Former High…
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…
No Bail for Three Death Row Convicts Who Attacked Journalist’s Kin
Justice Cherere By Anchor Writer The High Court in Nyamira has dismissed attempts by three convicts to be released on bail, pending the hearing and determination of their appeal. “In the totality of…
VERBATIM: Judge Pins Down Wavinya’s Flaws
Editor’s Note: In a judgment that draws a hard line against arbitrary executive power by GovernorWavinyaNdeti, the Employment and Labour Relations Court Judge Stella Rutto ruled that the dismissal of Machakos County Executive…
Judge Awards Kes. 4.2m Damages to Minister Wavinya Sacked Illegally
By Martin Masai Justice Rutto The orders A definitive court ruling has sent shockwaves through the Wavinya Ndeti Government over irregularly dismissal of a Minister.Justice Stella Rutto declared the dismissal of former Education…
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…
State Reduces Murder Charge to Manslaughter in Bar Bouncer’s Killing
By Anchor Writer Mr Kennedy Mutie Mbithi The prosecution has dramatically shifted course in the killing of Machakos club bouncer Dominic Munuve. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions(ODPP) dropped the murder…
Why Mungata’s Move to Become Court of Appeal Judge Had to Fail
By Anchor Writers NEWS FEATURE In the hushed, high-ceilinged boardroom of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), amid the hum of livestream cameras and the stoic faces of Commissioners, the Court of Appeal interviews…
Verbatim: Mungata’s Q&A in Quest to become a Judge of the Court of Appeal
TRANSCRIPT: INTERVIEW OF MR. BENARD MUTETI MUNG’ATAFOR THE POSITION OF JUDGE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL Mr Bernard Muteti Mung’ata Chief Justice Martha Koome: Just to bring to your notice, in the morning…
Suspected Killers of Machakos Bar Bouncer Set Free As Family Cries Foul
Suspects in Munuve Murder Released on Bail as File Sent to Nairobi By The Anchor WritersFresh controversy emerged today in the murder case of club bouncer Dominic Munuve Mutisya after the suspects were…
Court Grants Three More Days to Detain Suspects in Bouncer’s Killing
By Anchor Writer The Machakos Senior Principal Magistrate today granted the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) a three-day extension to complete investigations into the murder of a Machakos bouncer- Dominic…
Main Suspect in Machakos Bouncer’s Murder Case Skips Court Session
By Lina Munini The main suspect in the fatal shooting of a nightclub bouncer in Machakos Town failed to appear in court on Thursday. Prosecutors, citing illness as the reason for his absence…