Category: Politics
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Report Says Most Makueni Water Projects are mishandled
By Anchor Writer Outcome Jolts Mutula to call for urgent reforms in Water Sector A staggering 90 percent of rural water projects in Makueni County are poorly managed, and a new governance survey has revealed—prompting Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr. to call for urgent reforms in rural water systems. The findings, presented to the governor on…
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Rebuke For Wavinya Over Assembly Funds
By Martin Masai Senate Orders Kuyu to Release Witheld Assembly Funding The Senate Committee on Devolution has ordered Machakos County Finance CEC Muia Kuyu to immediately release withheld funds to the County Assembly, terming the move illegal and an abuse of office. The Committee declared that the withholding of funds was “unjustified and legally unfounded,”…
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Banker bites Off Tutor’s Ear in Brawl
WOTE, MAKUENI By Anchor Correspondent A celebrated high school teacher in Wote Town is nursing more than just a broken heart—he’s nursing a missing ear—after a love triangle spiralled into a weekend of wild drama and flying body parts.The incident unfolded at a well-known entertainment spot in Wote, where a popular Kamba musician had revellers…
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Ngovi Beats Wavinya at Her Own Game
By Anchor Writer Ex Chief of Staff Rescues his Thwake Resort in Daring Move In a classic case of the student outsmarting the master, Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti’s top advisor, Lawrence Ngovi, has served his boss a cold dish of strategy—Thwake style. Sources whisper that as the Governor’s close emissaries buzzed around a local bank…
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County Grapples with High Mother- Child HIV infections Rate
By Anchor Health Writer Machakos County is facing a concerning maternal-to-child HIV transmission rate of 14.7%, significantly higher than the national average of 8.5%, even as overall prevalence in the county remains relatively low at 4.5%. The alarming statistic was spotlighted during the 78th World Health Assembly in Geneva, where UNAIDS pledged increased technical and…
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Machakos Assembly Dispute goes to Senate
The Anchor Writer The Senate has stepped in to address the protracted standoff at the Machakos County Assembly, summoning Speaker Anne Kiusya, Members of the County Assembly (MCAs), and key Assembly officials to explain the indefinite suspension of House sittings. A letter dated May 20, 2025, from Senate Clerk J.M. Nyengenye directed the speaker, the…
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Kalonzo’s Wiper Rebrand Masks Deep Party Turmoil
COMMENTARY| By Martin Masai Wiper Party’s latest rebranding push—spearheaded by its leader Kalonzo Musyoka—may be positioned as a strategic recalibration ahead of 2027, but behind the glossy proposals lies a storm of unresolved internal crises that expose the party’s fragility and raise fresh doubts about Kalonzo’s capacity to lead a coherent national government. In a…
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Solid Waste Mounts as Kuyu Squezes Budget
Machakos Faces Solid Waste Management Crisis Amid Budget Cuts and Mismanagement Allegations By Martin Masai Machakos County is grappling with a worsening solid waste management crisis following massive budget cuts and alleged mismanagement within the Department of Solid Waste Management. Sources within the department have revealed that budgetary allocations for fuel and equipment have plummeted…
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Ngovi’s Curious Return Vs the High Cost of Loyalty
By Anchor Correspondent In the intricate theatre of Machakos politics, few characters have perfected the art of the comeback, quite like Lawrence Ngovi. Officially, he is Governor Wavinya Ndeti’s Advisor on Public Engagement—a rather tame title for a man whose voice often echoes across public meetings minutes before the Governor’s. To the seasoned Machakos crowd,…
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Kiusya Gets Fresh Orders Against Assembly, 35 MCAs
Court Halts Fresh Impeachment Bid Against Machakos Speaker Amid Assembly Chaos By Martin MasaiMachakos, Kenya – May 12, 2025 The High Court in Machakos has once again stepped in to halt renewed efforts to remove Speaker Anne Mwikali Kiusya from office. Lady Justice Rhoda Rutto issued a second round of conservatory orders that have effectively…