The Anchor

Category: Politics

  • Raw sewer fears at Fourteen Falls

    By Gastone Valusi in Machakos. Raw sewage mainly from Nairobi city is feared to be flowing into the river leading to Fourteen Falls. The Fourteen Falls  The sewer joins  the river upstream,posing serious health hazard on consumers and even aquatic life down stream. Youth who patronise the Falls allege rampant pollution of the water that has resulted…

  • Mutula seeks deep internet connectivity for Makueni

    Nairobi: February 20, 2023 Governor Mutula Kilonzo Junior is pulling on all stops to ensure enhanced connectivity and innovation in Makueni. The governor today met ICT and Digital Economy PS Eng. John Tanui to explore on possible areas of collaboration to make Makueni technologically linked with Kenya and the globe as a whole. Key highlights of…

  • Kalonzo: Wiper to support Azimio rallies

    The Wiper Party says it fully supports Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya coalition’s ongoing nationwide rallies. Mr.Musyoka at the media briefing  The opposition coalition’s leader Raila Odinga has been mobilising supporters during the well attended rallies to oppose the Kenya Kwanza government. The announcement comes hardly a week after Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka allowed party Governors…

  • Theft of materials threatens construction of Thwake Dam

    By Daniel Kituku  Makueni Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jnr  has expressed fear of stalling The Thwake Dam project due to massive theft of construction Materials.  Thwake Dam project site Speaking to The Anchor,  Mutula said theft  of cement , metal and fuel among other materials from the project site may derail the completion of the project. …

  • Wavinya,MCAs brace for a fight

    Tension is high amid growing uncertainity in a bitter row between the Machakos County Assembly and The County Executive. Nzioka and Wavinya at Naivasha The tiff surrounds Governor Wavinya Ndeti’s stand over the level of funding for bursaries and who manages the funds. According to our sources Governor Ndeti  has  unilaterally slashed the earlier proposed …

  • 40 Mbooni Women Groups get Kes 8.5m for loans

      By Daniel Kituku  40 Women Groups in Mbooni  have today benefited with Kes 8.5 Million to better their livelihoods under the Women Enterprise Fund programme.  Speaking at Kikima social Hall, Mbooni Member of Parliament Erastus Kivasu  confirmed for the last 4 months women in a Mbooni have received  Kes 22.65 Million and over kes  200M…

  • Makueni Mango Festival Coming

    By Governor’s Press Service  NAIROBI: Thursday, February 16, 2023 Makueni to Host Inaugural Mango Festival Makueni is set to host the first ever National Mango Conference in Kenya to showcase the strides made in the mango value chain development as well as chat new strategies to increase revenues from the sector. The deal to host…

  • Escaping hit and run driver killed

    By Dennis Mwikya A hit and run truck driver was burnt to death this evening  after an accident in Machakos town. His escape ended in a head on collision with another truck, sparking flames that charred his body to ashes  next to Susu Centre. The trucks burnt out as local authorities struggled to have a…

  • Mutula reaches out to ADB

    NAIROBI: February 16th 2023 Knocking on Doors Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jnr on today knocked on the doors of the African Development Bank Director General for East Africa region Nnenna Nwabufo. Mutula is seeking ways on how Makueni can tap into the development financing of the Bank through the national government. The county delegation was briefed…

  • Wavinya to Raila: No more support from Ukambani

    “Raila must support Kalonzo”  By Regina Mueni  Machakos governor Wavinya Ndeti has told opposition leader, Raila Odinga to back  Wiper party leader, Kalonzo Musyoka for the 2027 presidency,failure to which  he (Raila) will not get any support from the Kamba community.  She pointed out that the community is tired of supporting Raila without reciprocation or…