Kitheka is Suspended By Brian Malasi Simeon Kioko Kitheka,the Trade Chief Officer in Governor Wavinya Ndeti has been suspended.  A letter written to him by County Secretary and Head of Public Service Dr. Muia Ndambuki said Kitheka is suspended indefinitely. He is not authorised to act for the County Government of Machakos, the letter added.…

 A CSO’s review of Kenya’s amended Climate Change Act By Mercy John In May 2016, former President Uhuru Kenyatta introduced the Climate Change Act, the first of its kind in Africa. It was designed not only to establish mechanisms and strategies for achieving low-carbon climate development, but also to mainstream climate change as a central agenda…

Verbatim:How  MCAs tried,convicted County clerk Committee observations The Committee observed that the Hansard report dated 23rd May, 2023 presenting the tabling and approval of the Machakos County Supplementary Appropriation Bill (No 2), 2023 shows that amendments done and approved by this Honorable House in schedule R004 of the Machakos County Supplementary Appropriation bill, 2023 were…

A blow by blow account of  how Clerk was  tried and convicted “ Hon. Speaker, the County Assembly Service Board of Machakos (CASB) is established pursuant to Section 12 (3)(d) of the County Governments Act, No. 17 of 2012 and Part III of the County Assembly Services Act, No. 24 of 2017.  The functions of the…

By Anchor Reporter The  Machakos County Assembly clerk Joseph Mutisya Laban has been send home summarily.  This came as 41 Members of the County Assembly voted  to dismiss him for claims of gross misconduct, incompetence, altering assembly legislation,  abuse of office among a plethora of other charges. Speaker Anne Kiusya on the chair Mutisya snubbed…

The Employment and Labour Relations Court today stopped the suspension and replacement of former Machakos County Assembly Clerk  Mr Joseph Mutisya. Justice B.Manani issued a  conservatory order, staying the decision made by the Machakos County Assembly Service Board on November 14,2023,  The board suspended the clerk for 14 days during which he must respond to…

By Anchor Reporter DETAILS are emerging on the exact reasons that led to the suspension of the Machakos County Assembly Clerk Mr Joseph Mutisya. Mr Mutisya, the Suspended Assembly Clerk It now transpires that Mr Mutisya obtained a loan of Kes 100m to fund loans for MCAs at a commercial rate from a local bank…

By Anchor Reporter  Former Agriculture CECM Mr Urbanus Wambua Musyoka is detained at Machakos GK Prison over corruption charges. The former minister in Governor Alfred Mutua’ s administration was detained after he was arraigned in a Machakos Law Court last Thursday to answer corruption charges. Urbanus Wambua Musyoka Musyoka was detained after he failed to…

By Martin Masai Changes in the Office of the Clerk of the Machakos County Assembly have swiftly been published  in the Kenya Gazette, signifying the removal of Mr JL Mutisya. The notice was published today, November 15, 2023, informing the County Assembly Members,staff and the general public that the former Deputy Clerk in charge of…

The Clerk of the County Assembly of Machakos. Mr Joseph Mutisya was on Tuesday  suspended for  14 days. The action was the outcome of a County Assembly Service Board session that was chaired by Machakos County Assembly Speaker Mrs. Anne Kiusya. The meeting is said to have had full attendance including two members of the…