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  • Special Post: Truth about Ngelani Ranch Primary School

    Search this: Truth about Ngelani Ranch Primary School and see how serving officials stole your taxes…. http://theanchormedia.blogspot.com/ Stay Anchored!… Journalism of the future.

  • Special Post. Theft of Free Education Funds in Machakos

    The Anchor, February 2010 Feb 17, 2010 Old buildings will last longer than newly constructed ones due to shoddy workmanship and theft of funds. Some do not match the amount of money allegedly spent to put them up∫, said Mr Kinyua.Mr Hussein ordered education officials to ensure that the … FOR one year now, The Anchor has…

  • Accountability Fears in Makueni The Anchor May- June 2011

    Accountability fears as relief food supplies resume in Makueni  By Daniel Kituku Government resumes relief food supply to over 24,000 starving residents in Makueni district after withdrawal of the food early this year over allegations of  abuse of the food by area  provincial administration.  Makueni district commissioner Mr. Ochilo Oyugi confirmed  receiving this month’s food…

  • Mutula Chides MPs The Anchor May-June 2011

    Mutula chides MPs seeking new posts Justice minister Mutula Kilonzo has taken issue with those running around campaigning for Senate and Governor seats.“Those in a hurry to announce they wanted to be Senators and Governors should firs help the country to develop the necessary laws to implement the new constitution”, he advised. The minister said…

  • The Anchor: Mwala's Sand debacle- The Anchor May June 2011

    The Anchor: Mwala’s Sand debacle- The Anchor May June 2011: “Mwala residents up in arms over sand thieves The government is accusing unscrupulous sand harvesting cartels of perpetuating plunder of t…” Stay Anchored!… Journalism of the future.

  • Mwala's Sand debacle- The Anchor May June 2011

    Mwala residents up in arms over sand thieves The government is accusing unscrupulous sand harvesting cartels of perpetuating plunder of the river systems in Mwala district by flouting the extraction regulations imposed by the national management authority [NEMA].  District commissioner Ms Florence Amoit  pledges to ensure the NEMA guidelines are enforced to the latter to…

  • The Anchor May- June 2011 Farming in arid lands

    Sisal farming: Is it a viable  cash crop for arid areas? Overgrown sisal plants with long poles at the centre have always been used to demarcate land boundaries in semi-arid of Kitui County.  The sisal plants are evergreen with-standing the severest drought conditions. However they are not wide-spread or in plantations. The impending dry season where…

  • The Anchor May- June 2011- District Officer intervenes to halt child labour

    Child Labour: Pupils haul  rocks to build Sand Dams By Dan Kituku A Makueni Community Based Organization may be exploiting school pupils in what seems like child labour by using them in the construction of sand dams along local rivers in mitigation to massive sand loss in the county. The Utooni CBO mobilizes pupils and…

  • The Anchor May- June 2011- Wamunyu's way of walking from poverty

    Wamunyu residents choose road to economic empowerment 250 residents of Mwala district affiliated to 21 self help groups have teamed up to fight poverty.  They have come together under a community based organization called Wamunyu OnTime [WOTE]. The CBO runs a micro finance project to support the investment interests of members.  Individual members are able…

  • The Anchor May-June 2011

    Officials, traders  form coalitions to steal sand in counties An assistant minister Gideon Ndambuki was shocked after he made an impromptu visit of river Inzuuni in his constituency and found trucks loading sand at the river. The assistant minister for agriculture had received complaints over massive destruction of river from excessive illegal sand harvesting at the…