Category: Politics
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Mess at Machakos L5 Hospital verified
By our Correspondent A report by the Committee on Health of the Machakos County Assembly has confirmed the sad status of Machakos L5 Hospital. The report is the outcome of hospital visits, interviews with hospital staff, Chief Officers anf doctores managing the facility. The report was tabled on the floor of the assembly and adopted.…
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Malombe,Wavinya and Mutula demand swift action on projects
By Agencies The South Eastern Kenya Economic Bloc (SEKEB) through has resolved to stand united and robustly engage the National Government in order to improve the livelihoods of the residents of the region. Speaking in Wote, Makueni, Governors Julius Malombe (Kitui), Mutula Kilonzo Junior (Makueni) and Wavinya Ndeti (Machakos) said their purpose is to see…
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Police Station where officers spend more time on water than crime
Kitui Police officers at Mangongoi Police Station spend more time looking for water than in local patrols to fight banditry. According to the officer in charge of the station Mr. Emanuel Mbita, lack of water and poor network connectivity in the area are some of the major hurdles faced by the officers manning the facility.…
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Kibwana's 17 point reply to Kalonzo
Musyoka’s funeral speech triggers Kivutha’s take on future of Akamba By Kivutha Kibwana Recently at a burial in Kaiti, Makueni County, Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka ( The Standard, March 29, 2024:8) was reported as taking ” a swipe on Ukambani leaders allied to the Kenya Kwanza government asking them to stop swaying locals with government goodies”.…
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Why Wiper replaced its Kitui Majority Leader
By our Correspondent Kitui Speaker Kevin Kinengo has announced changes in the Majority Party side. Mr. Kinengo Kinengo said Mr. Munyoki Mwinzi and Mr. Daniel Ngoima Kimanzi assumed office as the new Majority Leader and Majority Party Whip of the House respectively. They replace Mr.Harrison Maluki Mawia and Mr. Bonface Mukwate Katula who served as…
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World Bank Project Steeped in Grand Scandal
Machakos Chief Officer for Housing and Urban Development, Collins Adipo, stands out for his persistent disregard for lawful orders. In a notable instance, Adipo overstepped his authority by ignoring directives from both the High Court and the Public Procurement Authority, and took over the duties of the Municipal Manager to issue a Kes 88 million…
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Machakos Hospital bosses record statements at EACC
By The Anchor Reporter TOP past and present Medical Superintendents from Machakos County have been making a bee line to the Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission offices in Machakos to record statements over a controversial Afia One Billing System deployed by Governor Wavinya Ndeti’s administration. The inquiry has also ropped in Medical Services Chief Officer…
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Man,65, charged with infringing on girl's rights
By Robert Muuo in Makindu The 65 year old man who allegedly defiled a minor from Kambu Sub County was finally arraigned in a Makindu court, where he was charged with 6 counts under the Children’s Act. Peter Mutuku Alias Ngiti, the well-known Parents Teachers Association chairman from Kyaani Secondary School, was charged with interfering with…
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No let up as Maeke is axed from assembly committees
A section of Machakos MCAs opposed to Governor Wavinya Ndeti have been removed from County Assembly committees. A communique from the Majority Leader Mr Nicholas Nzioka showed recently assaulted MCA Boniface Maeke was removed from 5 of the 11 committees. Another casualty of the purge wad Independent MCA for Kyeleni Ward Grace Bahati. The reconstitution…
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Why weak politicians seek endorsements to clinch power
OPINION By Musili Kauta Kalonzo Musyoka and his Ukambani foot soldiers running for gubernatorial seats in Machakos, Kitui and Makueni desperately need the Azimio and Wiper endorsements to make any significant show in the election campaigns. Mr Musyoka That is why the likees of Makali Mulu, Senator Kiio Wambua, and Kitui Women Representative Kasalu- the…