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Machakos School Closed, 13 Boys Held Over Dormitory Fire
By Anchor Writer Machakos School has been closed indefinitely after a fire gutted part of a dormitory on Thursday night. The fire destroyed students' property and triggered investigations into what authorities suspect was…
Questions as Missing County IT Officer is Found Dead
By Martin Masai Alfonse Matee A cloud of mystery hangs over the death of a Machakos County Government employee whose body was recovered in Kyumbi barely a day after he disappeared, raising troubling…
Setback For Wavinya as Assembly Suspends New Property Rates
By Martin Masai The Machakos County Assembly has passed a motion thwarting Governor Wavinya Ndeti’s unlawful revenue generatiion plan. Speaker Anne Kiusya presiding over the County Assembly session that reversed Governor Wavinya’s action…
Final Farewell to a Brotherhood in Death
A Mother's Cry: Connie Mutiso, firmly in the arms of her two sons, during a deeply emotional moment during the burial of her last born son, George. By Martin Masai He was not…
Two Caskets,Two Graves,One Question That Refuses to Die
By Martin Masai The image that will endure long after the hymns have faded and the mourners have returned home is not one of speeches or ceremony. The Caskets Bearing the Remains of…
Court Allows Five Detained in Probe Into Mob Killings
By Anchor Writers The investigation into the shocking killing of three young men in Machakos has taken a major step forward after four additional suspects were arraign .ed in court and remanded. The…
Rage as Machakos University Students Hold Vigil For Murdered Trio
By The Anchor WriterThe killing of three young men in Machakos Town has taken on a new dimension after Machakos University students formally entered the fray by lighting candles at the murder scene.…
‘I Won’t Commit An Illegal Budget’,Kitui Speaker Tells Gov. Malombe
GOVERNANCE Speaker Kinengo Draws the Line as Budget Standoff Deepens: "Government Cannot Function Through Illegalities" By Martin Masai A major showdown between the Kitui County Assembly and Governor Julius Malombe's administration has escalated…
Trader Detained for 21 Days in Shocking Triple Murder Probe
INVESTIGATION By The Anchor Writer A Machakos court today granted police permission to detain a person of interest for 21 days as investigations intensify into the brutal killing of three boys whose deaths…
Killed by a Mob, Failed by the State: Families Demand Answers in Triple Machakos Lynching.
By Martin Masai and Correspondents Machakos, Kenya — Three young men who were brutally killed by a mob at Crossroads in the middles of Machakos Municipality early last Sunday have been identified. This…
Machakos Stages Bizarre Underwear Protest
By Anchor Writers Machakos Town on Tuesday witnessed what may go down as one of the most bizarre political confrontations in recent memory . Now the political battle will not only be fought…
Elijah Wambua: A Life of Friendship, Service and Faith
By Martin Masai The Late Elijah Wambua Maingi Elijah Wambua Maingi was born on March 19, 1945, at Kalumoni Village in Muvuti Location, Machakos County. He was the fourth-born child of Timothy Maingi…
Wavinya’s Budget Agenda Hits Wall in New Stalemate
By Martin Masai Governor Wavinya Ndeti's administration is facing its most formidable political challenge yet after a widening standoff with the Machakos County Assembly left critical budget business hanging in the balance. Governor…
Success Triggers Admissions Crisis at Machakos Level Five Hospital
NEWS FEATURE By Anchor Writers For more than three months, admission at Machakos Level 5 Hospital has become nearly impossible. The 530-bed referral facility is full.Not because services have collapsed — but because…
Wavinya: “Jail Me. I Signed Illegal Gazette Notice”
Governor Accuses MCAs of Demanding Sh 300,000 Bribe to Approve Municipal Boards Members By Martin Masai What began as a disagreement over appointments to Machakos Municipal Boards has now erupted into a full-blown…
57 Fuel Costs Protesters Freed as Court Slashes Bail Terms
By Anchor Writers Fifty-seven protestors arrested during the chaotic anti-fuel hike demonstrations that rocked Machakos this week have been released on a cash bail of KSh 5,000 each. Their release came after a…
Storm as Wavinya Gazettes Board Members Without Assembly Vote
By Martin Masai Fresh Trouble for Governor as Illegal Municipal Board Members Gazettement Sparks Graft Claims Governor Wavinya Ndeti’s administration is facing a fresh political and legal storm following the gazettement of three…