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Bishop Kariuki Quits as Bishop of Wote Catholic Diocese
By Anchor Writers The Catholic Diocese of Wote is undergoing an abrupt leadership transition after its founding bishop, Paul Kariuki Njiru, resigned on health grounds. Bishop Kariuki cuts short a tenure that barely…
Questions as CS Muya Appoints ‘Acting County Solicitor’
By The Anchor Writers The County Government of Machakos has plunged into a fresh legal and governance storm following the controversial appointment of an “Acting County Solicitor". It comes barely a day after…
Salary Crisis Erupts Days After Wavinya’s Deceptive Address
By Martin Masai Eleven Days into March, February Salaries are Yet to be Paid after the Governor Declared Delays are Over Days after Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti confidently told the County Assembly that…
Uproar in Itimboni as Plot to Revive Rejected Cement Plant Emerges
By Martin Masai Residents Accuse State Officials of Attempting to Force Cement Plant Through Fresh Public Participation Residents of Itimboni in Kyumbi, Mavoko Sub-County, have renewed their resistance against a proposed cement processing…
Education Under Threat as Hyenas Encroach Villages Around Machakos Town
By Lilian Munini Fear is creeping into classrooms and homesteads across the outskirts of Machakos town as rising human–wildlife conflict places learners and families on edge. With prey becoming scarce in the forests…
County Askaris in the Spotlight Over Cash Fights
By Lilian Munini Tensions are rising over physical fights by County Inspectorate as they fight over cash and dominance. The fights have triggered a strongly worded letter from County Secretary Dr. Muya Ndambuki…
Applause on Cue, Pages Out of Sync: Wavinya’s 106-Page Political Theatre
By Martin Masai Her arrival at the Machakos County Assembly was as theatrical as her year-long duel with the very House she was required to address.Governor Wavinya Ndeti did not step out of…
Machakos County Procurement Scandal: EACC Investigates Staff
By Martin Masai theanchormedia.org Anti Graft War Widens in Machakos as Scores of County Staff Record Statements Over ‘Air Supplies’ Scandal A quiet procession has been streaming into Kiamba Mall, 3rd Floor, Machakos…
Assembly Rejects Wavinya’s County Attorney Nominee
By Anchor Writers The Machakos County Assembly today rejected Governor Wavinya Ndeti’s nominee for the position of County Attorney. The rejection was based on the fact that the nominee was utterly unqualified to…
Assembly Rejects Wavinya’s County Attorney Nominee
By Anchor Writers The Machakos County Assembly today rejected Governor Wavinya Ndeti’s nominee for the position of County Attorney. The rejection was based on the fact that the nominee was utterly unqualified to…
Drama as 24 MCAs Boycott Wavinya Lobbying Invite
By Martin Masai A political storm struck Machakos County this evening after 24 Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) boycotted a deceptively convened “consultative” meeting by Governor Wavinya Ndeti. The invite to the…
Muthama’s Ex Wife Burial Place Fixed for Kilome
By Anchor Writers Barely hours after the burial of her former stepson, sorrow has once again visited the family of former Machakos Senator Johnson Muthama.Joyce Nzisa Mwongela, Muthama’s former wife and the mother…
WASREB Declares Wavinya’s ‘Water Reforms’ an Illegality
County Dismissed Six Water Companies MDs Outside the Law, Precipitating Chaotic Water Regime By Martin Masai Machakos County’s water sector is in turmoil — and Kenya’s national regulator has now said so, publicly…
VERBATIM: Judge Pins Down Wavinya’s Flaws
Editor’s Note: In a judgment that draws a hard line against arbitrary executive power by GovernorWavinyaNdeti, the Employment and Labour Relations Court Judge Stella Rutto ruled that the dismissal of Machakos County Executive…
DG Set to Wrestle Wavinya at the 2027 Ballot as Feuding Reaches Boiling Point
Governor Vs Deputy: When Power Turns Petty and Government Becomes a Siege By Martin Masai What is unfolding in Machakos is no longer a quiet disagreement between a governor and her deputy. No.…
Moses Muthama, Son of Machakos Senator Agnes Kavindu Collapses,Dies
By Anchor Writer Tragedy has struck the family of Machakos Senator Agnes Kavindu Muthama following the sudden death of her son, Moses, her only male child she had with former Machakos Senator Johnson…
Court Orders Return of Grabbed Police Commander’s Residence Land
By Anchor Writers Machakos Sub County Commander's residence EACC officials at the site of the recovered property yesterday A decisive High Court ruling has returned a prime parcel of land in Machakos Town…