Politics & Governance.
Elections, parties, appointments and the exercise of institutional power.
Kitui Assembly Orders Inquiry Into Staff Hiring by Public Service Board
By Anchor Writers The Kitui County Assembly has opened an inquiry into the recruitment of county government employees amid allegations of geographical imbalance, nepotism, favouritism, corruption and lack of transparency in the hiring…
Speaker: Why Governor’s Choice is Bad For Her, But Good For Machakos
COMMENTARY By Martin Masai There is a delicious irony in the raging Machakos budget war.Governor Wavinya Ndeti now speaks of Speaker Anne Kiusya as though she were an obstacle that suddenly descended upon…
Mutula Shuffles Government as First Term Enters Final Stretch
By Kituku Mutinda Makueni Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr. (Pictured below)today carried out a shake-up of his administration, moving several County Executive Committee Members (CECMs) and Chief Officers across key departments as his first…
The letters that said ‘consultation’ but declared war
By The Anchor Team The correspondence exchanged between Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti and County Assembly Speaker Anne Kiusya on September 1 carried the language of consultation but recorded the extent to which relations…
Drama as Wavinya Storms Assembly Offices to Deliver Memorandum on Rejected Budget
By Anchor Writers There was drama at the Machakos County Assembly today when Governor Wavinya Ndeti, accompanied by County Secretary Dr Muya Ndambuki and heavily built county inspectorate officers, stormed the Assembly offices…
By-election Beckons as Kitui Swears in New Assembly Clerk
By Anchor Writers Harrison Maluki Mawia has officially assumed office as the substantive Clerk of the Kitui County Assembly and Secretary to the County Assembly Service Board after taking the Oath of Office…
Job Description Missing as Ex KEMSA Boss Takes the Plunge
By Martin Masai There comes a time when purpose calls louder than personal comfort.And then there comes a time when every politician posts exactly that unmistakable sentence. Dr Andrew Mutava Mulwa (Pictured above)…
Assembly Adopts and Confirms Claims Against Mutanu as Substantiated
By Anchor Writer Mr Francis Ngunga as he presented the Report today The Machakos County Assembly today adopted the report of a Select Committee that found allegations against former Finance, Economic Planning, Revenue…
Final Minutes Before Mutanu Met Wavinya’s Axe
The Dramatic Morning That Changed Everything By Martin Masai Former County Finance CECM Catherine Mutanu arrived at the Machakos County Assembly at about 9.30 a.m., a full 30 minutes before she was scheduled…
Mutanu is Fired
Wavinya dismisses Finance CECM Mutanu, Bringing Assembly Impeachment Process to an Abrupt End By Martin Masai Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti has dismissed County Executive Committee Member (CECM) for Finance, Economic Planning, Revenue Management…
Mutanu Secures More Time, Assembly Committee Defers Hearing
By Anchor Writer Machakos County Finance, Economic Planning and Revenue Management CECM Catherine Mutanu has secured more time to prepare her defence after appearing before the County Assembly Select Committee investigating her proposed…
Mutanu Snubs Select Committee Summons
By Martin Masai Machakos County Executive Committee Member (CECM) for Finance, Economic Planning and Revenue Management Catherine Mutanu yesterday declined to receive summons requiring her to appear before the County Assembly Select Committee.…
Assembly Rolls Out Roadmap to Mutanu Ouster
By Lilian Katheke The special committee established by the Machakos County Assembly to investigate the proposed removal of Finance, Economic Planning and Revenue Management CECM Catherine Mutanu Raphael has unveiled an eight-day work…
What Assembly Must Do to Remove CECM Mutanu
COMMENTARY By Martin Masai Machakos County Assembly has fired the opening salvo in its bid to remove Finance, Economic Planning and Revenue Management CECM Catherine Mutanu Raphael from office. But despite Tuesday's dramatic…
Motion to Remove CECM Mutanu Tabled in Assembly
By Anchor Correspondents The bitter standoff between the Machakos County Executive and the County Assembly has taken a dramatic turn after an MCA tabled a motion seeking the removal of Finance, Economic Planning,…
Valuation Roll Frozen as Wavinya, Assembly Row Escalates
By Martin Masai The simmering dispute between the Machakos County Assembly and the County Executive over the implementation of a new property valuation roll has escalated dramatically after the Assembly issued a public…
Setback For Wavinya as Assembly Suspends New Property Rates
By Martin Masai The Machakos County Assembly has passed a motion thwarting Governor Wavinya Ndeti’s unlawful revenue generatiion plan. Speaker Anne Kiusya presiding over the County Assembly session that reversed Governor Wavinya’s action…