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Land & Environment

A tale of deprivation of the Ngulya people

Decades of injustices for the Ngulya people of Kibwezi By Stephen Nzioka For more than four decades, they have lived in squalor. They have been abandoned by successive governments and short-changed by leaders,…

26 September 2018 · Read story ↗
Politics & Governance

Gov Kivutha demands better outputs

Makueni County staff sign performance  contracts All employees of the government of Makueni county will now work under performance contracts in order to improve service delivery.The employees, including the entire cabinet, Chief Officers,…

11 September 2018 · Read story ↗
Community & Livelihoods

Kibwana flags off 150 trainees

150 young people to benefit from  agri-business training scholarships At least 150 young people from Makueni County will undergo an intensive three months agribusiness training at the Miramar International College, Nairobi. The 150…

29 August 2018 · Read story ↗
Health & Education

Ngilu launches UHC

Ngilu kicks off Kitui County  Insurance Cover(KCHIC) The ambitious Kitui County Health Insurance Cover that will offer affordable health care to an estimated 270,000 households of Kitui County has finally kicked off. The launch at…

21 August 2018 · Read story ↗
Land & Environment

Govt. gives funds for Thwake Dam

August 6, 2018 Government releases Sh 3.5 billion for Thwake dam The government last week released Sh 3.5 billion to finance the construction of Thwake dam Deputy President William Ruto said on Monday.…

6 August 2018 · Read story ↗
Politics & Governance

Kitui County joins special PFM league

Kitui selected to steer Public  Finance Management Reforms By Barak Muli- Governor's Press Service Kitui County Treasury got a pleasant surprise today when the National Treasury selected it along with 5 other counties…

31 July 2018 · Read story ↗
Justice & Rights

Teacher charged with defiling student

By Daniel kituku    Alois Mailu  Voli, a teacher at Masaani primary school has pleaded not guilty for the offence of defiling a 15 yr old at Masaani Kibwezi sub county. The case…

21 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 ↗
Politics & Governance

D-G protests

D-G condemns Uhuru mini cabinet reshufle By Daniel Kituku A section of leaders in Makueni condem the recent cabinet  reshuffle and senior government appointments. Led  by Deputy governor Makueni Adelina Mwau and M.c.a…

15 July 2018 · Read story ↗
Community & Livelihoods

Raila puts up the case for green grams

Raila appeals to India's  PM Modi over Green grams India, July 3, 2018 Indian Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi with Mr Odinga and his wife Ida FORMER Prime Minister Raila Odinga today pitched the…

3 July 2018 · Read story ↗
Community & Livelihoods

Diaspora branch launched

Makueni Diaspora-Mombasa Chapter inaugurated By Daniel Kituku Makueni residents living in the coast region on Thursday unveiled a Makueni Diaspora-Mombasa chapter with a view to take a united and active role in development…

22 June 2018 · Read story ↗
Public Money

War on graft rages in Makueni

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28 September 2016 · Read story ↗
Community & Livelihoods

It's a milestone for Mbaitufm

Mbaitu FM has finally gone live on three frequencies By Anchor Reporter It is a major breakthrough for the pioneering Kamba fm station that first went on air in 2005 on 100.3 Mhz.…

14 June 2016 · Read story ↗
Public Money

Graft in Counties

Makueni, Machakos officials named in corruption roll By Anchor Reporters THE Makueni County Speaker Stephen Ngelu and a host of Makueni MCAs have finally made it to the national List of Shame over…

1 April 2015 · Read story ↗
Politics & Governance

Final Days for Makueni Govt?

Sudden collapse stalks Makueni Govt. Speaker Ngelu: He is accused of running an alternative government By Martin Masai Makueni County Government will collapse in a matter of days after a defiant County Assembly…

18 February 2015 · Read story ↗

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