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Editorial Comment: The Anchor August 2011
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Towards open Government The Anchor June-July 2011
EDITORIAL Hasten strides towards an open government Over the years citizens of the Republic of Kenya have hoped to benefit from the range of taxes they pay to the State, yet these hopes have been dashed. One of the reasons for this situation is the fact that many citizens remain in the darkness about what…
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SEUCO in Machakos The Anchor June-July 2011
South Eastern University College heralds a new dawn for Ukambani South Eastern University College (SEUCO), a Public University College and the first to set foot in Ukambani is a successor to Ukamba Agricultural Institute (UKAI). UKAI started in the 1970s as one of the institutes established to harness the country’s skilled and semi-skilled human labour…
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Konza Ranch's quest for sub-division. The Anchor June-July 2011
Why farmers want to split Konza Ranch The following is an abridged version of a presentation by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Konza Ranch Mr David Mutangili during a public hearing of the National Environment Management Authority(NEMA) on the pro-posed sub-division of the ranch to its owners “The purpose for which we…
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The Anchor June-July 2011
Alarm over rising sexual assault cases in Mwala Mwala district commissioner Ms Florence Amoit has expressed concern over increasing cases of child defilement and rape in the district. Citing official records, she said incidents of child defilement and rape had attained a worrying trend and vowed to ensure the culprits do not escape justice. She was…
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The Anchor June-July 2010
ACCOUNTABILITY Pressure mounts on VP to account for his long tenure in Parliament TENSION is rising in Kitui County as Water and Irrigation Minister Charity exerts political pressure on Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka to account for his long tenure as MP and member of Cabinet. The tensions come as a result of a declaration that…
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The Anchor June- July- Main Story
America’s ultimatum to MP is… A noose for Mwau John Harun Mwau: Denies he’s Kingpin JOHN Harun Mwau has a fully fledged war ahead of him. The Kilome Member of Parliament and aspiring Senator of Makueni county may well kiss away any aspirations he has in politics as long as the tag of a global drug…
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Relief Food: The Anchor May- June 2011
Relief food delivered to the hungry in Mwala The government has delivered 700 bags of relief maize and 200 of beans for distribution to families most affected by food shortage in Mwala district. The consignments of 90 and 50 kilograms respectively was the first batch for the hungry residents since the prevailing Lanina induced drought…
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Unrest soars at Kabaa High School:The Anchor May- June 2011
Unrest soars at Kabaa school UNREST at Kabaa High School seems un-ending after six boys were taken into police custody over arson charges. They were arrested by the other students and handed over to the police at Kithimani police station. ‘’They were cornered by colleagues after they set the building ablaze,’’ said Mwala District Officer…
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Kitui residents enjoy free medical service: The Anchor May- June 201
Thousands enjoy free medical services in Kitui County About 3,000 patient have benefited from a free medical camp organised at the Kauwi Primary School in Kitui West District within the Kitui County by the Lions Club of Chania Falls Thika. A team of 25 medical staff from the charitable organisation, led by Dr.B.D.Vasisht, participated in…