Author: Martin Masai

  • Brilliant,Broken and Buried. The Life-and Warning-of Dorothy Muoma

    Brilliant,Broken and Buried. The Life-and Warning-of Dorothy Muoma

    By Martin Masai Dorothy Nasimiyu Sabina Muoma was not a rumour.Not a street myth.Not a whispered cautionary tale.She was born on December 1, 1971, at Lang’ata Barracks to Lukas and Rose Muoma. A bubbly, intelligent child. The second born in a large, tightly knit family.She died on February 3, 2026, at 8:00 PM at Moi…

  • No Bail for Three Death Row Convicts Who Attacked Journalist’s Kin

    No Bail for Three Death Row Convicts Who Attacked Journalist’s Kin

    By Anchor Writer The High Court in Nyamira has dismissed attempts by three convicts to be released on bail, pending the hearing and determination of their appeal. “In the totality of the material placed before the court, and guided by binding Court of Appeal jurisprudence, the appellants have failed to demonstrate either overwhelming chances of…

  • WASREB Declares Wavinya’s ‘Water Reforms’ an Illegality

    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 and without ambiguity.In a blistering press statement dated January 27, 2026, the Water Services Regulatory Board (WASREB) accused the Machakos County Government…

  • Makueni Officials Cornered in Kalamba Mango Factory Scandal

    Makueni Officials Cornered in Kalamba Mango Factory Scandal

    By Daniel Kituku Senior county officers in Makueni have been cornered over a brewing Kes.11 million scandal at the troubled Kalamba Fruit Processing Factory, after admitting they bypassed laid-down procurement procedures in the purchase of mangoes from farmers.Appearing before the Public Accounts Committee and the Public Investments Committee of the Makueni County Assembly, officials conceded…

  • Makueni Workers Give 48-Hour Ultimatum to Mutula Jr.

    Makueni Workers Give 48-Hour Ultimatum to Mutula Jr.

    Union says “Dysfunctional” Medical Insurance Cover Assures Workers more of Death than Life By Anchor Writers The Kenya County Government Workers Union (KCGWU), Makueni County Branch, has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the Makueni County Government, accusing it of presiding over a dysfunctional medical insurance scheme that has stripped workers of essential healthcare, violated constitutional…

  • VERBATIM: Judge Pins Down Wavinya’s Flaws

    VERBATIM: Judge Pins Down Wavinya’s Flaws

    Editor’s Note: In a judgment that draws a hard line against arbitrary executive power by GovernorWavinyaNdeti, the Employment and Labour Relations Court Judge Stella Rutto ruled that the dismissal of Machakos County Executive Committee Member Philip Mutua Kilonzo was as unlawful, unfair, as it was unsupported by evidence. The Court faulted the Governor for acting…

  • Judge Awards Kes. 4.2m Damages to Minister Wavinya Sacked Illegally

    Judge Awards Kes. 4.2m Damages to Minister Wavinya Sacked Illegally

    By Martin Masai A definitive court ruling has sent shockwaves through the Wavinya Ndeti Government over irregularly dismissal of a Minister.Justice Stella Rutto declared the dismissal of former Education Minister Philip Mutua Kilonzo to be a gross violation of constitutional and labor laws and ordered the county government to cumulatively pay him Kes 12million as…