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Goods Train Burns On Old Railway Line
By Robert Muuo A locomotive driver and his assistant escaped unhurt this afternoon after a goods train carrying soda ash caught fire. https://videopress.com/v/F7yHYXxb?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Goods train burns at Masimba on the metre gauge railway…
Court Frees Trio,Commits Three for Trial in Tripple Murder Case
By Anchor Writer The prosecution of three men over the brutal killing of three young men in Machakos has marked a significant milestone in the fight against mob justice, with the courts demonstrating…
What Assembly Must Do to Remove CECM Mutanu
COMMENTARY By Martin Masai Machakos County Assembly has fired the opening salvo in its bid to remove Finance, Economic Planning and Revenue Management CECM Catherine Mutanu Raphael from office. But despite Tuesday's dramatic…
Motion to Remove CECM Mutanu Tabled in Assembly
By Anchor Correspondents The bitter standoff between the Machakos County Executive and the County Assembly has taken a dramatic turn after an MCA tabled a motion seeking the removal of Finance, Economic Planning,…
Kenyan Female Livestock Farmers in a Six Nation Competition
By Anchor Writers Women Livestock Award Launched to Recognise Outstanding Female Farmers Across Six NationsWomen making a difference in livestock production across six African countries have been invited to compete for the 2026…
Ngei’s Death: Why Kenya Must Urgently Confront Road Safety
Ngei's and Mumbua's deaths should therefore not simply become other entries in NTSA's annual statistics of dead men and women. By Martin Masai When businessman Stephen Ngei, the chairman of Makindu Motors, and…
New Twist as Woman is Arrested in Matee Murder Probe
Probe Widens as 10 Suspects Held for 10 Days By The Anchor Reporter The investigation into the brutal murder of Machakos County Government officer Alphonse Matee has taken a new twist after detectives…
Family Wants Debt Paid as Ngei,Wife are Buried
Ngei's Son Seeks Justice Over Alleged Sh180 Million Fraud By Robert Muuo Alex Ngei The family of the late Makindu Motors Chairman Stephen Ngei has renewed calls for justice over an alleged Sh180…
Three Colleagues of Slain IT Officer Among Nine Held
Mavoko Court to Rule on Thursday Whether They Will Be Detained for 14 Days By Anchor Writer Three colleagues of murdered Machakos County IT officer Alphonse Matee are among nine people under investigation…
Valuation Roll Frozen as Wavinya, Assembly Row Escalates
By Martin Masai The simmering dispute between the Machakos County Assembly and the County Executive over the implementation of a new property valuation roll has escalated dramatically after the Assembly issued a public…
Six Arrested Over Murder of IT Officer
By Anchor Writer Police have arrested six suspects in connection with the murder of Machakos County Government employee Alphonse Matee. His body was discovered under mysterious circumstances at Kyumbi in Mavoko Sub-County earlier…
Makindu Motors Boss, Wife Killed in Road Crash
By Robert Mutuku Businessman Stephen Ngei, the Chairman of Makindu Motors and owner of the Sky Go Africa franchise, has died alongside his wife in a grisly road accident along the Mombasa-Nairobi Highway…
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…
Konza No More: Tech City Name Change Shock
By Anchor Writers A quiet public notice published this week may have marked the end of one of the most recognizable names in Kenya's technology and infrastructure landscape.In a formal announcement, the institution…
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…