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Mwingi: Eight Bodies,Six Weeks, No Answers
Why Town's Growing Mystery Deaths Terrify Residents COMMENTARY By Martin Masai The recovery of yet another set of human remains in Mwingi in recent days has pushed the number of bodies and body…
Court Allows Five Detained in Probe Into Mob Killings
By Anchor Writers The investigation into the shocking killing of three young men in Machakos has taken a major step forward after four additional suspects were arraign .ed in court and remanded. The…
Mystery as Four Bodies Exhumed From Mwingi’s Tyaa River Bank
By Rose Mwangangi A chilling discovery has shocked residents of Mwingi after the bodies of four men were found dumped in a thicket near the main road linking Mwingi town to Nairobi.The bodies…
Rage as Machakos University Students Hold Vigil For Murdered Trio
By The Anchor WriterThe killing of three young men in Machakos Town has taken on a new dimension after Machakos University students formally entered the fray by lighting candles at the murder scene.…
‘I Won’t Commit An Illegal Budget’,Kitui Speaker Tells Gov. Malombe
GOVERNANCE Speaker Kinengo Draws the Line as Budget Standoff Deepens: "Government Cannot Function Through Illegalities" By Martin Masai A major showdown between the Kitui County Assembly and Governor Julius Malombe's administration has escalated…
Trader Detained for 21 Days in Shocking Triple Murder Probe
INVESTIGATION By The Anchor Writer A Machakos court today granted police permission to detain a person of interest for 21 days as investigations intensify into the brutal killing of three boys whose deaths…
Pressure Mounts on Maanzo as Mbooni Offices are Shutdown
By Love Wambua The political storm surrounding Makueni Senator Daniel Kitonga Maanzo continues to intensify after residents of Mbooni rejected his recent apology and demanded that he issue a formal and direct statement…
Killed by a Mob, Failed by the State: Families Demand Answers in Triple Machakos Lynching.
By Martin Masai and Correspondents Machakos, Kenya — Three young men who were brutally killed by a mob at Crossroads in the middles of Machakos Municipality early last Sunday have been identified. This…
Why Senator Maanzo’s ‘Apology’ Misses the Point
News Analysis By Martin Masai For days, Makueni Senator Daniel Kitonga Maanzo has faced mounting pressure from leaders, women groups, professionals, and ordinary residents demanding an apology over leaked remarks widely perceived as…
Leaked Phone Call:Kibwana Offers to Mediate Maanzo-Mutula Rift
By Anchor Writer Former Makueni Governor Kivutha Kibwana has offered to mediate the growing political fallout sparked by a leaked phone conversation involving Makueni Senator Dan Kitonga Maanzo and remarks concerning Makueni First…
Machakos Stages Bizarre Underwear Protest
By Anchor Writers Machakos Town on Tuesday witnessed what may go down as one of the most bizarre political confrontations in recent memory . Now the political battle will not only be fought…
Leaked Maanzo Phone Call Sparks Warfare in Makueni
By Daniel Mutinda Makueni Senator Daniel Maanzo Makueni Senator Daniel Maanzo has triggered one of the most explosive political controversies in the county in recent years, raising difficult questions about privacy, political ethics,…
Elijah Wambua: A Life of Friendship, Service and Faith
By Martin Masai The Late Elijah Wambua Maingi Elijah Wambua Maingi was born on March 19, 1945, at Kalumoni Village in Muvuti Location, Machakos County. He was the fourth-born child of Timothy Maingi…
Wavinya’s Budget Agenda Hits Wall in New Stalemate
By Martin Masai Governor Wavinya Ndeti's administration is facing its most formidable political challenge yet after a widening standoff with the Machakos County Assembly left critical budget business hanging in the balance. Governor…
Success Triggers Admissions Crisis at Machakos Level Five Hospital
NEWS FEATURE By Anchor Writers For more than three months, admission at Machakos Level 5 Hospital has become nearly impossible. The 530-bed referral facility is full.Not because services have collapsed — but because…
Wavinya: “Jail Me. I Signed Illegal Gazette Notice”
Governor Accuses MCAs of Demanding Sh 300,000 Bribe to Approve Municipal Boards Members By Martin Masai What began as a disagreement over appointments to Machakos Municipal Boards has now erupted into a full-blown…
Sonko Puts Off NEDP Activities, Claims Sabotage
By Martin Masai A fierce political storm today erupted inside the National Economic Development Party (NEDP) after party leader Mike Mbuvi Sonko suspended all party activities over alleged extortion, infiltration and internal sabotage.The…