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3 November 2026
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Justice & Rights

Club Bouncer Shot Dead in a Christmas Day Altercation

By Anchor Writer A bouncer at Jam Rest Club in Machakos town was shot dead in the early hours of Christmas Day after a confrontation with a patron over the ejection of a…

26 December 2025 · Read story ↗
Health & Education

Mother,Baby Die in Private Clinic Amid Machakos Nurses Strike

By Anchor Writer Kathiani, Machakos County — Kathiani Hospital, one of the top Machakos County Public Hospitals paralyzed by ongoing strike. Tragedy struck in Isyukoni Shopping Centre on yesterday morning when a 32-year-old…

13 August 2025 · Read story ↗
Justice & Rights

KNCHR Puts Saba Saba Death Toll at 31, While Police Say 11

Human Rights Body Reports 31 Dead, 107 Injured — Police Admit to Only 11 Fatalities an Undercount of 20 By The Anchor News TeamTheAnchorMedia.org8th July 2025 KNCHR Statement A chilling disconnect has emerged…

8 July 2025 · Read story ↗
Justice & Rights

19 Killed in Saba Saba Crackdown on Rioters

By The Anchor TeamNAIROBI, July 7, 2025 — A deadly crackdown on Saba Saba Day protests left at least 19 people dead, according to civil society groups monitoring Monday’s demonstrations. A vehicle burns…

7 July 2025 · Read story ↗
Justice & Rights

Heightened Tensions Ahead of Saba Saba as Fresh Protests Loom

Here is a security advisory from G4s on the likely scenarios on Saba Saba Day in the background of the existing stand-off between the government and aggrieved citizens

6 July 2025 · Read story ↗
Justice & Rights

Police Kill Four Protesters Across Ukambani in Chaotic Day

By Anchor WritersTwo shot dead during raid on Matuu Police Station, two others killed in Emali, Makueni County Tension remained high across parts of Ukambani Tuesday evening after four people were confirmed dead…

25 June 2025 · Read story ↗
Politics & Governance

Isiolo MCAs Fume in Machakos as Calm Returns to Local Assembly

By The Anchor TeamIsiolo/Machakos | Tuesday, June 24, 2025 Tensions remain high in Isiolo County as Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) grapple with a deepening political crisis which boiled in Machakos today.…

24 June 2025 · Read story ↗
Politics & Governance

Wavinya’s Allies Tossed Out in Bruising Assembly Purge

Mr Nzioka faces off with a policeman at the entrance of the assembly. Mr Ngui, after he was ejected from the assembly By Martin Masai Nine key MCAs allied to Machakos Governor Wavinya…

11 June 2025 · Read story ↗
Politics & Governance

Machakos Girls Must Return to Work Now

COMMENTARY | By The Anchor Editor The plot to remove the Speaker of Machakos County Assembly is dead. It died not from lack of effort—but from excess of foolishness. The Machakos Girls: Wavinya,…

30 May 2025 · Read story ↗
Health & Education

Banker bites Off Tutor’s Ear in Brawl

WOTE, MAKUENIBy Anchor Correspondent Wote Municipality: Courtesy Picture A celebrated high school teacher in Wote Town is nursing more than just a broken heart—he’s nursing a missing ear—after a love triangle spiralled into…

27 May 2025 · Read story ↗
Justice & Rights

OCS Shoots Villager to Rescue Goat Theft Suspects

The man shot by Migwani OCS speaks from his hospital bed. By Rose Mwangangi,www.theanchormedia.orgA 40-year-old man is recovering from a gunshot wound after the Officer Commanding Station (OCS) of Migwani Police Station opened…

7 May 2025 · Read story ↗
Politics & Governance

Murkomen: No Mercy For Organ Traffickers

By MINA MediaApril 26, 2025 Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen today vowed swift action against anyone implicated in the ongoing probe into alleged human trafficking and illegal organ harvesting in…

26 April 2025 · Read story ↗
Politics & Governance

More Turmoil  for Wavinya Government

The letter from Occidental Insurance Company By Lisa MuniniMachakos County Government Faces Fresh Crisis as Insurer Cancels Vehicle CoversThe Machakos County Government has plunged deeper into turmoil after Occidental Insurance Company cancelled insurance…

22 April 2025 · Read story ↗
Justice & Rights

Wavinya Moves to  Silence Petitioners

By Muya David Rights Under Siege as County Askaris Arrest Impeachment proponents Fundamental human rights appear to be under threat in Machakos County as Governor Wavinya Ndeti intensifies efforts to fend off an…

15 April 2025 · Read story ↗
Public Money

EACC’s Dramatic Six Raids in Graft Purge

By Martin Masai Machakos, Kenya – The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) yesterday launched a sweeping crackdown on alleged corruption in Machakos County, leading to the arrest of Finance Minister Onesmus Kuyu and…

4 April 2025 · Read story ↗
Justice & Rights

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…

4 February 2025 · Read story ↗

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