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Governors Want More Tasks Amid Graft Fears
By Anchor Writers County governors have intensified calls for the completion of the devolution process, urging the national government to release the remaining devolved functions and allocate adequate funding. The push comes amid concerns over counties being overwhelmed by their current mandates and persistent corruption challenges. Speaking during the 11th National and County Governments Coordinating…
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The Pact Between Doctors And County Government
By Martin Masai Doctors ended the 60-Day Strike dramatically on December 11, 2024, when the Labour Relations Court ordered them back to work and the County Government to pay them their unpaid salaries. The order brought sanity to Governor Wavinya Ndeti, whose grandstanding over the matter brought services to the lowest levels ever. The Anchor…
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Why Responsibility for 60-Day Strike Must Lie At Gvn. Wavinya’s Doorstep
By Martin Masai, EDITOR/ PUBLISHER- The Anchor ANALYSIS Machakos Doctors’ Strike: A Wake-Up Call for County Leadership The resolution of the 60-day doctors’ strike in Machakos County has cast a harsh light on the county government’s mismanagement and neglect of its healthcare workforce. The eight agreements reached between Governor Wavinya Ndeti’s administration and the striking…
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How To Grow Corruption: Kitui’s Best Case Study
COMMENTARY By Anchor Writer The ongoing revelations surrounding the mismanagement of public funds in Kitui County have sparked a much-needed conversation on the consequences of administrative inaction in cases of corruption. Senator Enoch Wambua’s sharp critique of the county government’s handling of a scandal involving Sh.11 million allegedly misappropriated by 138 revenue collectors highlights the…
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Court Halts Strike,Orders County to Pay Doctors
By Anchor Writer A Court today intervened to stop the ongoing doctors’ strike, ordering the striking medical professionals to resume work immediately. At the same time, the Milimani Labour Relations court directed the Machakos County Government to settle the doctors’ two months’ salary arrears. The twin orders gave the doctors the last laugh in the…
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Row As Wiper Makes Leadership Changes
By Anchor Writers Storm Brews in Machakos Assembly Over Proposed Leadership Changes [Exclusive] The Wiper Democratic Movement faces turbulence at the Machakos County Assembly following its decision to shake up the assembly’s leadership. At the center of the storm is an aborted motion of no confidence against Speaker Anne Kiusya, spearheaded by Felix Ngui, the…
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Finance Boss Kilonzo Faces His Accusers
The Special Committee investigating the proposed removal of County Executive Committee Member (CECM) for Finance, Economic Planning, and Revenue Management, Mr. Peter Mwikya Kilonzo, commenced its hearings on Monday, December 9, 2024, at the County Assembly Chambers. Chaired by Nguni MCA Hon. Jeremiah Musee Mutua, the committee was tasked with investigating four charges against Mr.…
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Malombe Rejects Budget, Returns It to Kitui County Assembly
By Martin Masai Kitui Governor has thrown out the the Kitui County Supplementary Bill 2024 in the newest escalation of the fight between the County Assembly and the Executive. Governor Malombe has consequently declined to assent to the bill and returned it to the assembly, recommending the reinstatement of nearly Kes. 230m to the budget.…
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County Healthcare Now At Tipping Point
By Anchor Writer Doctors, County Government grandstanding causes a crisis in healthcare The healthcare crisis in Machakos county deepens daily as the doctor’s strike enters its 59th day, with no end in sight. The clock is ticking over the management of health services as the standoff between the County Government and the Kenya Medical Practitioners…
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Kitui’s 138 Thieves Likely To Escape Prosecution
By Anchor Writer Senator Enoch Wambua Criticizes Kitui County’s Handling of Revenue Theft Scandal In one of the most baffling cases of revenue theft in Kenya, 138 revenue collectors of Kitui will not be punished. Governor Julius Malombe will only have them moved to other county departments as they repay the stolen money. There has…