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Machakos County Rates Itself Highly, But the Ground is Strikingly Different
By Martin Masai As Machakos County celebrates glowing performance ratings of its County Executive Committee Members (CECMs) and Chief Officers, the assessment reads like an alternate universe. Governor Wavinya presents a trophy to…
Machakos County Staff in Panic as Pay Delay Hits 15 Days: Wavinya,Muya Silent
By Anchor Writers Machakos county workers are in turmoil after salaries failed to hit their bank accounts, with September’s pay now delayed well past the mid-month mark. Governor Wavinya Today marks the 15th…
Alarm as Machakos Lands Department Becomes a Bastion of Graft
By Lilian KakuviThe Department of Lands and Physical Planning in Machakos County is once again under the spotlight, with fresh allegations of deep-rooted corruption, extortion of staff, and abuse of transfers for personal…
Rot at the Top: The Sorry State of County Accounting Laid Bare
COMMENTARY By Martin Masai COB Exposes Litany of Machakos Budget Failures, Showing Wavinya’s Government on the Brink The Controller of Budget (COB) has torn apart Machakos County’s 2025/26 financial blueprint, exposing Governor Wavinya…
Exposing Wavinya’s Glaring Incompetence and convoluted Priorities
By Martin Masai COB Slams Machakos Over Unsustainable Budget, Questions Development PrioritiesThe Controller of Budget has issued a damning verdict on Machakos County’s approved 2025/26 budget, warning that glaring gaps and questionable allocations…
Nurses Strike Ends, Wavinya Caves in To Strict Implementation Timelines
Union,County, and Labour officials immediately after the signing of a deal to end the strike By Anchor WritersMachakos, Thursday, August 21, 2025 — The Machakos County Government has finally bowed to pressure from…
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…
Wavinya Fans Flames of Nurses Strike, Links them to Politicians
Governor Wavinya during the press briefing, flanked by County Secretary Dr Muya Ndambuki(L) Health Minister Justus Kasivu and Finance Minister Onesmus Kuyu on the Governor’s right and extremely right respectively. By Martin MasaiMachakos…
Nurses Strike Enters 10th Day as Doctors Prepare to Down Tools
Machakos Health Crisis Deepens as a Cornered Governor Runs Out of Tricks By Anchor Writer Machakos County is staring at a complete shutdown of its health system as doctors prepare to down their…
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…
No Let-Up in Nurses Strike as Waita Slams Upbeat Wavinya
By Anchor Writers Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti has moved to project confidence and defend her administration’s record on nurses’ welfare, even as the strike by the Kenya National Union of Nurses (KNUN) continues…
A Governor Dances, Nurses Strike, Union Fights and Patients Suffer
Governor Wavinya at the ongoing Devolution Conference in Homa Bay County. By Anchor WritersThe standoff between Machakos County Government and striking nurses has escalated after the Kenya National Union of Nurses (KNUN), Machakos…
A Culture Where Suspensions Have Become Paid Holidays
Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti By Martin MasaiEditor, The Anchor When Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti suspended Roads Minister Rita Ndunda last year, the public read the move as a bold stand against corruption and…
Nzioka Waita Roars Back,Warns Wavinya of Tough 2027 Race
By Martin Masai | The Anchor Former State House Chief of Staff Nzioka Waita has reaffirmed his intention to run for Machakos Governor in the 2027 General Election, reigniting debate over the direction…
Wavinya On Warpath to Remove Speaker
Governor removes her gloves to fight:But Can She Dismantle Kiusya’s Fortress?By Anchor WritersIn a fiery outburst yesterday at a Sunday church service in Mumbuni North Ward, Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti publicly declared war…
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…
Governor Mutula Bans Single-Use Plastics in County Offices, Events
By Anchor Writer WOTE, June 5, 2025 In a decisive move to combat plastic pollution, Makueni Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr has banned single-use plastics across all county offices and official functions, effective immediately.…