Mutula’s Slap From the Bench and the Rotten Politics of Wote Municipal Board When a High Court judge dismantles your flagship urban board and declares it “unconstitutional, unprocedural, null and void,” it is not a technicality. It is an indictment. Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jnr’s humiliation over the Wote Municipal Board is not about a paperwork…

NEWS FEATURE By  Anchor Writers At this year’s Devolution Conference in Homa Bay County, Governor Wavinya Ndeti took to social media with a celebratory post, painting a glossy picture of Machakos County’s “value-added agricultural transformation.” The post, wrapped in the conference theme “For the People, For Prosperity: Devolution as a Catalyst for Equity, Inclusion, and…

Key Failings Cited by the Court: No Proof of Proper Nominations: No signed or stamped evidence that the legally required professional, private sector, informal sector, and neighborhood associations actually nominated members.Missing Representation: No demonstrated inclusion of youth, persons with disabilities, or marginalized groups — a constitutional requirement.Illegal Reappointments: Members who had already served a five-year…

Why the Fall of the Board was Inevitable By Martin Masai with Daniel Mutinda Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jnr’s Wote Municipal Board is in a disarray after the High Court in Makueni declared its recruitment process unconstitutional, unprocedural, and null and void. The ruling, delivered on August 11, 2025, by Lady Justice Teresia Mumbua Matheka, struck…

By Anchor Writers Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti has moved to project confidence and defend her administration’s record on nurses’ welfare, even as the strike by the Kenya National Union of Nurses  (KNUN) continues to cripple services in county hospitals. In a detailed statement posted on her Facebook page, Wavinya outlined what she termed as “tremendous…

By Anchor Writer Kathiani, Machakos County — Tragedy struck in Isyukoni Shopping Centre on yesterday morning when a 32-year-old woman and her unborn child died under questionable circumstances at a private clinic, as the ongoing strike in all Machakos public hospitals entered its seventh day. According to a police incident report from Kathiani Police Station,…

By Anchor Writers The standoff between Machakos County Government and striking nurses has escalated after the Kenya National Union of Nurses (KNUN), Machakos Branch, flatly rejected fresh instructions to resume work. In a strongly worded letter to the Chief Officer for Medical Services Rashid Kala dated August 11, 2025, KNUN Branch Secretary Michael Saka accused…

When the crowd turns, even the microphone can’t save you. By Marion Mbithe Mwala MP  Vincent Musyoka, better known as Kawaya, walked into Machakos Teachers’ Training College on Friday to sell government policies. He left with his ego in pieces after boda boda riders drowned him in boos. The UDA top honcho had barely started…

Wote Residents Demand Action in a Hard-Hitting Memo to WOWASCO By  Wambua Love WOTE, MAKUENI — A scathing public memorandum has been submitted to the Wote Water and Sewerage Company (WOWASCO), demanding immediate action and legal accountability over the long-standing water crisis plaguing Wote Town and its environs.Authored by Alexander Kyalo Maingi, a resident of…

By The Anchor Reporter The Machakos County Assembly has adopted a decisive report that classifies the Judiciary and County Fire Department as irregular occupants of prime public land earmarked for the Assembly’s own use — setting the stage for their potential eviction. The report was tabled by Daniel Ndwiki, who chairs the Committee on Lands…