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County Askaris in the Spotlight Over Cash Fights
By Lilian Munini Tensions are rising over physical fights by County Inspectorate as they fight over cash and dominance. The fights have triggered a strongly worded letter from County Secretary Dr. Muya Ndambuki that has thrown the spotlight on simmering tensions within the County Government of Machakos — , which residents accuse of operating “outside…
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Applause on Cue, Pages Out of Sync: Wavinya’s 106-Page Political Theatre
By Martin Masai Her arrival at the Machakos County Assembly was as theatrical as her year-long duel with the very House she was required to address.Governor Wavinya Ndeti did not step out of her car immediately upon arrival. She waited.Protocol, her aides would later insist, demanded that the Speaker formally receive her. And so she…
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Machakos County Procurement Scandal: EACC Investigates Staff
By Martin Masai theanchormedia.org Anti Graft War Widens in Machakos as Scores of County Staff Record Statements Over ‘Air Supplies’ Scandal A quiet procession has been streaming into Kiamba Mall, 3rd Floor, Machakos town since last Friday.They are not shoppers. Neither are they business executives.They are County Government of Machakos staff.Directors. Chief Officers. Procurement officers.…
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Assembly Rejects Wavinya’s County Attorney Nominee
By Anchor Writers The Machakos County Assembly today rejected Governor Wavinya Ndeti’s nominee for the position of County Attorney. The rejection was based on the fact that the nominee was utterly unqualified to discharge the role of the County Law Chief. The committee then declared that the candidate- Mr. Justus Komboi Mulwa -does not meet…
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Drama as 24 MCAs Boycott Wavinya Lobbying Invite
By Martin Masai A political storm struck Machakos County this evening after 24 Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) boycotted a deceptively convened “consultative” meeting by Governor Wavinya Ndeti. The invite to the meeting written by County Secretary Dr. Muia Ndambuki purported the meeting to involve both the governor and the House Leadership, essentially involving…
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Defining Moment for Makueni Mango Value Chain
Fate of Former Makueni Fruit CEO Hangs in the Balance After Assembly’s Scathing Mango Probe By Daniel Mutinda The fate of the former Chief Executive Officer of the Makueni County Fruit Development and Marketing Authority now hangs in the balance after the Makueni County Assembly adopted a blistering Joint PIC/PAC report that laid bare what…
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Muthama’s Ex Wife Burial Place Fixed for Kilome
By Anchor Writers Barely hours after the burial of her former stepson, sorrow has once again visited the family of former Machakos Senator Johnson Muthama.Joyce Nzisa Mwongela, Muthama’s former wife and the mother of five of his daughters, died on February 16 at her residence in Woodley Estate, Nairobi. Her death came just hours after…
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Brilliant,Broken and Buried. The Life-and Warning-of Dorothy Muoma
By Martin Masai Dorothy Nasimiyu Sabina Muoma was not a rumour.Not a street myth.Not a whispered cautionary tale.She was born on December 1, 1971, at Lang’ata Barracks to Lukas and Rose Muoma. A bubbly, intelligent child. The second born in a large, tightly knit family.She died on February 3, 2026, at 8:00 PM at Moi…
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No Bail for Three Death Row Convicts Who Attacked Journalist’s Kin
By Anchor Writer The High Court in Nyamira has dismissed attempts by three convicts to be released on bail, pending the hearing and determination of their appeal. “In the totality of the material placed before the court, and guided by binding Court of Appeal jurisprudence, the appellants have failed to demonstrate either overwhelming chances of…
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WASREB Declares Wavinya’s ‘Water Reforms’ an Illegality
County Dismissed Six Water Companies MDs Outside the Law, Precipitating Chaotic Water Regime By Martin Masai Machakos County’s water sector is in turmoil — and Kenya’s national regulator has now said so, publicly and without ambiguity.In a blistering press statement dated January 27, 2026, the Water Services Regulatory Board (WASREB) accused the Machakos County Government…