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Governor’s Scorecards: Malombe Counts, Wavinya Waits
By Martin Masai Kitui Governor Malombe(R) is welcomed to the Assembly by Speaker Kevin Kinengo(L) Kitui Governor Julius Makau Malombe stood before the County Assembly on Tuesday and delivered what can only be…
Tribunal Stops Wiper Bid to Change Kitui Assembly Leadership
By A Special Correspondent KITUI, June 25, 2025 Majority Leader Harrison Maluki Mawia(L) and Speaker Kevin Katisya Kinengo(R) The Wiper Democratic Movement suffered yet another political setback after the Political Parties Dispute Tribunal…
Communication Authority Has Crossed the Red Line
Kenya is not a dictatorship Editorial | The Communication Authority of Kenya (CA) has yet again reminded us why vigilance must never sleep. Its latest directive to suspend live coverage of the ongoing…
C.J. Koome Unveils Mobile Justice Rules in Makueni
By A Special Correspondent DG Mulili, C. J. Koome and Makueni Resident Judge Matheka during the event WOTE, June 14, 2025Mahakama Popote to Deepen Access to JusticeChief Justice Martha Koome today launched the…
Speaker Defends the Suspension of MCAs from Assembly Sittings
By Mercy MuniniMachakos, June 18, 2025 Machakos, 18 June 2025 Machakos Assembly Speaker Anne Kiusya today returned to the High Court to challenge temporary orders that allowed nine suspended MCAs to resume sittings. Mr…
Reprieve for 9 MCAs as Court Clamps Down Against Chaotic Leaders
By Anchor Writer Nine suspended members of the Machakos County Assembly, among them Majority Leader Nicholas Kitavi Nzioka, received a temporary reprieve from the courts today—though under a firm warning to conduct themselves…
Day Judge Mwamuye Stood in Defence of Media Independence
Judgement is a Stinging Rebuke of Ex PS Kisiangani's administrative OvereachBy Anchor WriterNairobi In a landmark ruling that underscores the sanctity of due process and the independence of public institutions, the High Court…
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,…
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…
Kiusya Lifts Ban on House Sittings Amid Tension
Speaker Anne Kiusya By Martin Masai Machakos County Assembly Speaker Anne Kiusya has lifted the indefinite suspension of house sittings.In a communication to Members of the County Assembly (MCAs), Kiusya said the lifting…
Life Sentence For Two Mwingi Child Sex Pests
Court Sends a Chilling Message to Sexual Predators Who Defile MinorsBy Rose Mwangangi in Mwingi Mwingi Law Courts The Mwingi Law Courts have drawn a bold, uncompromising line in the sand against child…
Garbage,Graft, and Governance: How Machakos Dug itself into a Dump
NEWS ANALYSIS- UPDATED How The Anchor reported the garbage crisis By Anchor Writer Uncollected garbage in Mlolongo and Kiembeni areas in Mavoko and Machakos Municipalities, respectively The unraveling state of solid waste management…
Solid Waste Mounts as Kuyu Squezes Budget
Uncollected garbage in a Machakos Street. Machakos Faces Solid Waste Management Crisis Amid Budget Cuts and Mismanagement AllegationsBy Martin Masai Machakos County is grappling with a worsening solid waste management crisis following massive…
Kiusya Gets Fresh Orders Against Assembly, 35 MCAs
Justice Rutto (R) and Speaker Kiusya (L) Mr Musyoka(R) and Governor Wavinya (L) Court Halts Fresh Impeachment Bid Against Machakos Speaker Amid Assembly ChaosBy Martin MasaiMachakos, Kenya – May 12, 2025The High Court…
Court Order Stalls Kitui Assembly Work
By Martin Masai Speaker Kevin Kinengo Declines to Submit Annual Budget Estimates to an Assembly Committee to Obey a Court Order as Kitui MCAs Resume Plenary SittingsTuesday, 7th May 2025 – Kitui Town…
Assembly in Limbo as Court Extends Orders
State of Paralysis at the Machakos County Assembly Deepens as parties dig inBy Martin MasaiParalysis in the Machakos County Assembly is set to continue for at least another month after the High Court …
Activist Wants Assembly Clerk, MCAs Jailed in Kiusya’s Case
By Anchor Correspondent Activist Manthi Seeks Jail Term for Assembly Clerk, MCAs The High Court in Machakos has issued fresh directives in a fast-developing contempt of court case filed by activist Wilfred Manthi…