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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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Is Machakos County Grinding to a Halt?
By Anchor Writer Machakos County is in the grip of a slow but certain paralysis. A combination of administrative neglect, logistical breakdown, and what insiders describe as “critical infrastructure collapse” has left county departments unable to perform even the most basic functions. From the outside, county offices may appear open — but inside, there’s little…
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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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Kenya Editors Elect Fresh Leadership
Editors’ Guild Team Takes Office as Constitutional Review Begins By Anchor Writer The Kenya Editors’ Guild today ushered in a new leadership team following elections held virtually during its Special General Meeting. The new Executive Council will serve a two-year term ending in 2027. Zubeida Koome of KTN News was re-elected President, beating Citizen TV…
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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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Kiusya Lifts Ban on House Sittings Amid Tension
By Martin Masai Machakos County Assembly Speaker Anne Kiusya has lifted the indefinite suspension of house sittings. In a communication to Members of the County Assembly (MCAs), Kiusya said the lifting of the suspension follows a resolution by the County Assembly Service Board, which met on May 22, 2025. The board resolved that both plenary…
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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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Life Sentence For Two Mwingi Child Sex Pests
Court Sends a Chilling Message to Sexual Predators Who Defile MinorsBy Rose Mwangangi in Mwingi The Mwingi Law Courts have drawn a bold, uncompromising line in the sand against child sexual abuse, sentencing two men to life imprisonment in separate rulings that spotlight the unspeakable violation of innocent girls—and the urgent need for collective protection…
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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…