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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…
Your Budget Vote is Devilish, Wavinya Tells Assembly
Governor Blows Hot and Cold Over Elephant in the Room: The Mutanu Question By Anchor Writer The war between Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti (Pictured below) and the County Assembly has escalated, with the…
Politicians Tamed as Thousands Bid Farewell to Veteran Teacher
By Anchor Writers Thousands of mourners converged at Kwa Kavoo Village in Machakos County on Saturday to pay their last respects to retired teacher Florence Munyiva Mbubi(Pictured below). Her life of service in…
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)…
Two Years On, Family Awaits Justice as Pain Remains Fresh
By Lillian Katheke Tears, prayers and memories filled the home of Erickson Mutisya's family in Kisekini, Machakos County, as relatives, friends and fellow parents gathered to mark two years since the young man's…
Minister’s Emotional Farewell to Colleagues After Dismissal
EXCLUSIVE By Anchor Writer Former Machakos Finance Executive Catherine Mutanu has sent an emotional farewell WhatsApp message to members of the Machakos County Executive. Catherine Mutanu during happier days Mutanu is thanking colleagues…
Mbooni Girls Shut as Illness Strikes Over 200 Students
By Wambua Love Learning at Mbooni Girls Secondary School has been suspended indefinitely after a sudden outbreak of a suspected diarrheal illness left more than 200 students sick. The outbreak has sparked panic…
Huge Mwingi Seizure Exposes New Task for The Beast of Burden
NEWS FEATURE: theanchormedia.org By Rose Mwangangi in Mwingi For generations, the donkey has endured its place as the Beast of Burden in silence. The trailer impounded by a multi-agency team at Kanyonyoo on…
Mwingi: Fragile Peace Holds Amid Peace Meeting
Security Tightened asKitui and Garissa Leaders Step In to Calm Tensions By Rose Mwangangi in Mwingi Security was heightened across Mwingi on today as authorities struggled to contain simmering tensions following deadly attacks…
WASREB Declares Wavinya’s ‘Water Reforms’ an Illegality
County Dismissed Six Water Companies MDs Outside the Law, Precipitating Chaotic Water Regime By Martin Masai Machakos County’s water sector is in turmoil — and Kenya’s national regulator has now said so, publicly…
Verbatim: Mungata’s Q&A in Quest to become a Judge of the Court of Appeal
TRANSCRIPT: INTERVIEW OF MR. BENARD MUTETI MUNG’ATAFOR THE POSITION OF JUDGE OF THE COURT OF APPEAL Mr Bernard Muteti Mung’ata Chief Justice Martha Koome: Just to bring to your notice, in the morning…
Six Machakos Water Companies’ MDs Forced Out in Epic Fight for Millions
Water Bosses on '30- Day Compulsory Leave' That Will Never End By Martin Masai Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti has ordered all managing directors of county-owned water companies to proceed on compulsory leave. Mr…
Wavinya’s Seven Reshuffles: Who’s at Fault – the Servants or the Master?
By Martin Masai Inside Wavinya's Revolving CabinetFor the seventh time since taking office in 2022, Governor Wavinya Ndeti has reshuffled her government—again invoking the now-familiar justification of “optimizing service delivery.” The wording is…
Staff Go for Holidays Without Pay, County Scales Down Operations
By Anchor Writers The Machakos County Government has announced a scale-down of operations over the December holiday period. Dr. Muya Ndambuki: Memo was Silent on December salaries The move unfolds against a familiar…
Assembly Rejects Executive Reports in Unprecedented Rebuke
By Anchor Writers The Machakos County Assembly today turned into a chamber of frustration as Members dismissed nearly every report tabled by the Executive as hollow, incomplete, and unfit for purpose.In a day-long…
Wavinya Axes Kuyu From Finance in Dead -of-Night Cabinet Shake-up
By Martin Masai Clockwise: Rita Ndunge, Onesmus Kuyu,Catherine Mutanu, and Governor Wavinya Ndeti. Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti on Wednesday night dramatically fired her Finance, Economic Planning, and Revenue Management CECM Onesmus Muia Kuyu…
Outrage as Chronic Water Shortage hits Wote Municipality
Wote Residents Demand Action in a Hard-Hitting Memo to WOWASCO By Wambua LoveWOTE, MAKUENI — A scathing public memorandum has been submitted to the Wote Water and Sewerage Company (WOWASCO), demanding immediate action…