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New Wote Municipality Board Takes Office With a Full In-Tray
By Daniel Kituku WOTE, April 27, 2026 A new chapter in the urban governance of Makueni County began today as the Wote Municipality Board was formally sworn into office. The team, led by…
Prof. Raphael Munavu Takes Final Bow
By Anchor Writers April 26, 2026 Kenya is mourning the loss of one of its most influential academic architects, Professor Raphael Munavu. His life traces the evolution of the country’s higher education system…
Chilling Details of Scale,Terrain,Distances and Roads in Mwingi Killings
By Rose Mwangangi in Mwingi| The Anchor (www.theanchormedia.org) Fresh details have emerged from a police report that paints a chilling and methodical picture of the deadly ambush at Kwa Kamare in Tseikuru Sub-County,…
Bandits Kill Seven Mwingi Villagers, Torch Dwellings
By Rose Mwangangi in Mwingi April 25, 2026 Seven villagers were on Saturday evening shot dead by armed camel herders in a brutal attack at Kwakamari Market along the Tseikuru–Mwingi road, plunging the…
Questions Over Cost, Intent of Wavinya’s Lower Cadre Staff ‘Training’
By Anchor Writers Machakos County’s ongoing low cadre staff training programme, billed as a transformative initiative to strengthen public service delivery, is increasingly drawing scrutiny over its cost, structure, and underlying intent. The…
Questions Over Cost, Intent of Wavinya’s Lower Cadre Staff ‘Training’
By Anchor Writers Machakos County’s ongoing low cadre staff training programme, billed as a transformative initiative to strengthen public service delivery, is increasingly drawing scrutiny over its cost, structure, and underlying intent. The…
Child Rights Concerns Emerge After Masii Police Station Detains 9-Year-Old Boy
By Anchor WritersApril 24, 2026 A troubling incident in Masii Market, Machakos County, has sparked outrage and renewed focus on the protection of children within the justice system, after a nine-year-old boy was…
Police on the Spot Over Alarming Murder of Women in Kitui
By Anchor Writers | April 23, 2026 The County Government of Kitui County has condemned a disturbing wave of killings targeting women, describing the incidents as brutal, inhumane, and a direct violation of…
Detained: 43 Machakos Fuel Riot Suspects Denied Bail
Machakos, April 22, 2026 All 43 suspects arrested during Tuesday’s violent fuel protests in Machakos Town were denied bail today by a Machakos Court. This happened as new details emerged on the scale…
Scott University, Mumbuni Community Feud Over Land
Machakos, April 22, 2026 By Lilian Munini A simmering land dispute in Mumbuni, Machakos County, has triggered protests from residents, even as Scott Christian University insists it holds valid ownership documents for the…
Machakos Shuts Down as Fuel Price Protests Spiral Into Street Chaos
By Anchor Writers | April 21, 2026 A wave of unrest swept through Machakos Town today, grinding commerce to a halt as protests over escalating fuel prices degenerated into violent confrontations between youths…
Painful Wait For Rex Masai Family as State Drafts Reparations Plan
By Martin Masai NAIROBI, April 21, 2026 — For the family of Rex Masai, the wait for justice has been long, painful, and uncertain. A young man from Kamuthanga in Machakos County, Masai…
Wavinya Caves in to Pressure,Pays Sh 10m to Movata Designs
By Martin Masai Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti has, at last, yielded to mounting public pressure and initiated payment—albeit partially—to Movata Fashions & Design. The firm supplied Inspectorate uniforms, a contract that had long…
Makueni County Workers Give Fresh Strike Notice
By Anchor Writers Strike Notice Follows Official Silence Over Unresolved Grievances Workers in Makueni County have issued a fresh notice of labour dispute, signaling a looming industrial action over what they describe as…
Wavinya’s Debts Storm Exposes Crisis in County
NEWS ANALYSIS By Martin Masai After assault claims and a KSh 19 million dispute, the county speaks—but does it truly answer? In the wake of a violent confrontation in Machakos Town on March…
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…