Category: Politics
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Wavinya shuffles Gvt- Again!
By Anchor Reporter Governor Wavinya Ndeti today shuffled her government for the second successive month,sending a signal about the stability of her administration. Mr Senga In the deployments that affect five chief officers,Wavinya left out suspended chief officer for Education Maureen Mwende from the new postings…
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Updated:Questions as Governor Wavinya suspends Chief Officer
Ex teacher swiftly forced out By The Anchor Reporter Ms. Maureen Mwende, the Chief officer for Education has been suspended. She becomes the 4th Chief Officer to leave Governor Wavinya Ndeti’s administration even if temporarily. Her exit comes within weeks of the departure of Decentralized Units Minister Joyce Mwikali Muindi who was excluded from a…
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Clampdown on trips amid fraud
How officials swindlein fake,inflated trips By Martin Masai Editor/Publisher Exclusive- April 22,2024 Governor Wavinya Ndeti has put emergency brakes to all travel bonanza placing Machakos as the third highest traveller county. Dr Ndambuki This comes after an internal memo signed by the County Secretary Dr. Muya Ndambuki. He prohibited all domestic and foreign travel with…
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Contempt case for Chief Officer in Kes 88m World Bank tender
By Anchor Reporter Governor Wavinya Ndeti’s Urban Development Chief Officer Collins Adipo Otieno is enduring damning contempt proceedings case over a controversial Kes. 88 million World Bank project. wholesale market road The case may see him jailed for contempt of court and using his own resources to pay for the contract he granted against court…
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Wavinya seeks new chief officers
By Martin Masai Governor Wavinya Ndeti’s government has advertised positions for Chief Officers, days after leaving out her Devolved Unit Minister in a stealth mini cabinet shuffle. Today, she put up for grabs the post of Chief Officers for Inspectorate, Fire Fighting and Emergency Services, Public Communications and Sewerage and Sanitation. Last week, Wavinya, in…
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Nduva named EAC Secretary General
Veronica Mueni Nduva is the new Secretary General of the East African Community (EAC) Ms. Veronica Nduva Nduva, now serving as Principal Secretary for the State Department for Performance and Delivery Management at the Ministry of Public Service. The changes were revealed through a letter dated April 15 and signed by Cabinet…
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Day in court for suspects in Makindu minor's defilement case
By Robert Muuo in Makindu Court proceedings for two elderly men for allegedly defiling a school girl and forcing an abortion opened in Makindu Law Courts today. Muthoka the Senior Nurse The accused, The Chairman of the School’s Board of Management Mr Peter Mutuku a.k.a. Ngiti and a Senior Nurse at Makindu Level…
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UPDATED: Minister left out in Wavinya's mini cabinet shuffle
By Martin Masai Machakos Devolution Minister Joyce Mwikali Muindi is missing from Wavinya Ndeti’s cabinet in a quiet reshuffle, The Anchor has established. The new postings were made personally to the affected officials through the County Secretary Dr. Muya Ndambuki. Efforts to obtain comment from Governor Ndeti did not succeed since she remained mute on…
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Updated: County bosses in fist fight at Decentralised Unit offices
A fist fight between the Majority Leader Nicholas Nzioka and Chief Officer Colonel(Rtd) Wathi broke out yesterday at the Decentralised Unit offices. Col. Wathi with Gvn. Ndeti The scuffle occurred at midday as Mr Nzioka confronted the retired Navy Officer over the impounding of two vehicles next to National Intelligence Service offices in Machakos Town.…
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Assembly report confirms that Machakos will not meet revenue targets
Deceit, theft, clumsy and shampractices inform revenue collection By Martin Masai A report of the County Assembly of Machakos now details why the county is unlikely to meet its revenue targets.The report, dated March 2024 shows how county revenue collectors take cash from citizens without issuing receipts then enter the proceeds to the…