Justice & Rights.
Courts, policing, crime, civil liberties and access to justice.
Questions as Kwa Kamare Police Station Opens
By Rose Mwangangi MWINGI, MAY 1, 2026The long-delayed opening of Kwa Kamare Police Station in Tseikuru Ward has now taken on a sharper, more urgent meaning. It comes not as a proactive security…
Mwingi: Fragile Peace Holds Amid Peace Meeting
Security Tightened asKitui and Garissa Leaders Step In to Calm Tensions By Rose Mwangangi in Mwingi Security was heightened across Mwingi on today as authorities struggled to contain simmering tensions following deadly attacks…
Day of Rage in Mwingi as Death Toll Hits Eight
By Rose Mwangangi | www.theanchormedia.org SWEEPING mix of tension, rage, grief, panic, and fear has gripped Mwingi town as protests, business closures, and sporadic violence erupted following a series of deadly attacks that…
33 Charged,10 Freed as Court Releases Fuel Protesters on Bail
By Lilian Munini April 27, 2026 Thirty-three protesters arrested during the April 21 demonstrations against rising fuel costs in Machakos have been released on cash bail. This comes as questions persist over the…
Chilling Details of Scale,Terrain,Distances and Roads in Mwingi Killings
By Rose Mwangangi in Mwingi| The Anchor (www.theanchormedia.org) Fresh details have emerged from a police report that paints a chilling and methodical picture of the deadly ambush at Kwa Kamare in Tseikuru Sub-County,…
Bandits Kill Seven Mwingi Villagers, Torch Dwellings
By Rose Mwangangi in Mwingi April 25, 2026 Seven villagers were on Saturday evening shot dead by armed camel herders in a brutal attack at Kwakamari Market along the Tseikuru–Mwingi road, plunging the…
Child Rights Concerns Emerge After Masii Police Station Detains 9-Year-Old Boy
By Anchor WritersApril 24, 2026 A troubling incident in Masii Market, Machakos County, has sparked outrage and renewed focus on the protection of children within the justice system, after a nine-year-old boy was…
Police on the Spot Over Alarming Murder of Women in Kitui
By Anchor Writers | April 23, 2026 The County Government of Kitui County has condemned a disturbing wave of killings targeting women, describing the incidents as brutal, inhumane, and a direct violation of…
Detained: 43 Machakos Fuel Riot Suspects Denied Bail
Machakos, April 22, 2026 All 43 suspects arrested during Tuesday’s violent fuel protests in Machakos Town were denied bail today by a Machakos Court. This happened as new details emerged on the scale…
Machakos Shuts Down as Fuel Price Protests Spiral Into Street Chaos
By Anchor Writers | April 21, 2026 A wave of unrest swept through Machakos Town today, grinding commerce to a halt as protests over escalating fuel prices degenerated into violent confrontations between youths…
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…
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…
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…