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Fresh Step For Makueni Mangoes

Is the  Packhouse strategy the Final Solution to Farmers' Post-Harvest Losses?By Our Special WriterWOTE, January 3, 2025 Governor Kilonzo Jr during the launch Makueni County has taken a monumental step towards transforming its…

5 January 2025 · Read story ↗
Justice & Rights

Governor’s Aides Target Mbaitu FM Reporter

By A Correspondent In an alarming incident highlighting threats to media freedom, a journalist with Mbaitu FM, Alexander Kieti, faced intimidation while covering Machakos County Governor Wavinya Ndeti's development tour in Mwala and…

13 November 2024 · Read story ↗
Justice & Rights

Police Snatch Tricky Suspect

In a significant law enforcement operation, police in Machakos County have seized a substantial quantity of bhang valued at Ksh. 6 million. County Commissioner Josephine Ouko views the impounded bhang and vehicle with …

22 October 2024 · Read story ↗
Justice & Rights

Enter Fort Machakos

The Colonial relic  Machakos abandoned Courtesy of The standard The roughly hewn wooden planks standing at the heart of the ancient town hint of a glorious past when it had an impenetrable fort.…

9 May 2019 · Read story ↗
Justice & Rights

Ngilu confronts insecurity in Kitui County

Ngilu meets IG Boinet over Endless killing of Kitui people GOVERNOR Kaluki Ngilu today took up insecurity concerns in Kitui County to the office of the Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinet. Governor…

31 October 2018 · Read story ↗
Justice & Rights

Man allegedly killed nephew to earn insurance benefit

Man denies murdering nephew over insurance  A top insurance executive- Mr Evans Masaku Kasyoki today denied murdering his nephew to earn a Sh 9m insurance claim. The suspect linked to controversial murder of Eric…

17 September 2018 · Read story ↗
Justice & Rights

Assembly of gangs, leaders and police lead to losses in Athi River

Massive losses as  structures are demolished  Controversy over Portland Cement land rages By Dennis Mwikya  Several houses have been demolished on the controversial East African Portland Cement Company land in Athi River in…

20 July 2018 · Read story ↗
Justice & Rights

School Fires; Seven students charged

Seven students  face arson charge By Daniel Kituku Seven students  have been charged in Makindu Law Court with the burning of their school dormitory. They were charged before Makindu Resident Magistrate Damaris Karani.…

19 July 2018 · Read story ↗
Justice & Rights

Police impound bhang in Makueni

Sh 5 m Bhang impounded   By Daniel Kituku Police in Makueni have impounded 19 bags of bhang valued at Sh5 Million . Speaking to  the press  at Sultan Hamud police station, Makueni County…

19 July 2018 · Read story ↗
Justice & Rights

Senator David Musila clobbered in historic protest

KITUI Senator David Musila was clobbered by the police during a demonstration in Kibwezi.The octogenarian, a long... Posted by The Anchor Newspaper on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 Stay Anchored!... Journalism of the future.

23 March 2016 · Read story ↗
Justice & Rights

Which way Kenya Police Service?

Is Police Command teetering towards collapse? THE killing of over 20 Administration Police officers at Kapedo now indicates that the Kenya Police Service is sliding irreversibly to catastrophic levels. Accounts being told, coming from…

4 November 2014 · Read story ↗
Public Money

The Anchor (Web Edition): Where Graft is King

The Anchor (Web Edition): Where Graft is King: No end to corruption for Traffic Police Officers By Anchor Reporters EVEN as Traffic Rules exist, the counties of Machakos, Kitui and Ma...Stay Anchored!... Journalism…

3 February 2014 · Read story ↗
Public Money

Where Graft is King

No end to corruption for Traffic Police Officers By Anchor ReportersEVEN as Traffic Rules exist, the counties of Machakos, Kitui and Makueni remain largely lawless areas as Matatu operators connive with Traffic Police…

3 February 2014 · Read story ↗
Justice & Rights

Dealing with Crime

Forensic Lab for Machakos as crime rates escalate Governor  Mutua introduces Machakos County Commissioner Ann Gakuria to Mr Tobiko By Anchor ReportersMachakos County is scheduled to setup a forensics lab to help curb…

24 June 2013 · Read story ↗
Justice & Rights

Katelembo directors finally charged

Police finally haul Katelembo directors to court amid backlash By Anchor Reporters INDIVIDUALS suspected to be architects of widespread theft of land and cash at the Katelembo Athiani Muputi Farmers’ Cooperative Society are…

24 June 2013 · Read story ↗
Justice & Rights

Kyalo: Was he executed or a robbery victim?

The late Daniel Kyalo alias Kamsondo Joseph NdiloA sudden burst of gunfire one Thursday evening in March 2013 guaranteed a sudden end to the life of one Daniel Kyalo Mwanza. A lone gunman…

20 April 2013 · Read story ↗

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