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Itimboni: Cement Firm Pushes Through Own ‘Public Participation’
By Anchor Writers Residents of Itimboni village are accusing project proponents of staging a questionable public participation exercise after a meeting officially cancelled by local administration was nevertheless conducted under heavy police presence.…
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…
Ex Judge Mutava, Four Others Arrested in EACC Sting Operation
By Anchor Writer The Ex- Judge Joseph Mbalu Mutava, Lawyer Kimani Wachira, Kitui politician Kennedy Ngumbau and Tom Awili released on Kes 200,000 bond each in Alleged KSh10.4 Million Bribery Scheme Former High…
Mutula Fires Agriculture CECM Amid Mango Value Chain Fiasco
By Daniel Kituku Ms. Elizabeth Ndunge Muli Makueni Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr. has dismissed County Executive Committee Member for Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperative Development Elizabeth Ndunge Muli.A March 9, 2026 letter, addressed…
Lukenya Marathon: Where Sport and Environmental Activism Meet Again
Runners Take on the Dust for Trees Challenge as Lukenya University Targets Restoration of the Tsavo Ecosystem By Anchor Writers On the dry plains of Kibwezi East, where the winds of the Tsavo…
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…
Mutula Acts to Confront Mango Value Chain Crisis
By Anchor Writers Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr. today constituted a special taskforce to overhaul the troubled mango value chain in Makueni County. The action signals a new attempt by the county administration to…
Debate as Makueni Orders Staff to Take Oath of Secrecy
By Martin Masai A directive requiring county staff in Makueni County to take an oath of secrecy has ignited a debate about transparency, public accountability and constitutional rights within devolved government. The order,…
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…
Defining Moment for Makueni Mango Value Chain
Fate of Former Makueni Fruit CEO Hangs in the Balance After Assembly’s Scathing Mango Probe By Daniel Mutinda The fate of the former Chief Executive Officer of the Makueni County Fruit Development and…
Defining Moment for Makueni Mango Value Chain
Fate of Former Makueni Fruit CEO Hangs in the Balance After Assembly’s Scathing Mango Probe By Daniel Mutinda The fate of the former Chief Executive Officer of the Makueni County Fruit Development and…