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Makueni Officials Cornered in Kalamba Mango Factory Scandal
By Daniel Kituku Senior county officers in Makueni have been cornered over a brewing Kes.11 million scandal at the troubled Kalamba Fruit Processing Factory, after admitting they bypassed laid-down procurement procedures in the purchase of mangoes from farmers.Appearing before the Public Accounts Committee and the Public Investments Committee of the Makueni County Assembly, officials conceded…
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Makueni Workers Give 48-Hour Ultimatum to Mutula Jr.
Union says “Dysfunctional” Medical Insurance Cover Assures Workers more of Death than Life By Anchor Writers The Kenya County Government Workers Union (KCGWU), Makueni County Branch, has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the Makueni County Government, accusing it of presiding over a dysfunctional medical insurance scheme that has stripped workers of essential healthcare, violated constitutional…
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VERBATIM: Judge Pins Down Wavinya’s Flaws
Editor’s Note: In a judgment that draws a hard line against arbitrary executive power by GovernorWavinyaNdeti, the Employment and Labour Relations Court Judge Stella Rutto ruled that the dismissal of Machakos County Executive Committee Member Philip Mutua Kilonzo was as unlawful, unfair, as it was unsupported by evidence. The Court faulted the Governor for acting…
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Judge Awards Kes. 4.2m Damages to Minister Wavinya Sacked Illegally
By Martin Masai A definitive court ruling has sent shockwaves through the Wavinya Ndeti Government over irregularly dismissal of a Minister.Justice Stella Rutto declared the dismissal of former Education Minister Philip Mutua Kilonzo to be a gross violation of constitutional and labor laws and ordered the county government to cumulatively pay him Kes 12million as…
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DG Set to Wrestle Wavinya at the 2027 Ballot as Feuding Reaches Boiling Point
Governor Vs Deputy: When Power Turns Petty and Government Becomes a Siege By Martin Masai What is unfolding in Machakos is no longer a quiet disagreement between a governor and her deputy. No. They are at daggers drawn. It is a deeply -burning institutional crisis — a governor at war not only with her deputy,…
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Moses Muthama, Son of Machakos Senator Agnes Kavindu Collapses,Dies
By Anchor Writer Tragedy has struck the family of Machakos Senator Agnes Kavindu Muthama following the sudden death of her son, Moses, her only male child she had with former Machakos Senator Johnson Muthama.Moses, the third-born in a family of four children—all girls except him—developed breathing complications on Wednesday night, according to a family statement.…
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Makueni Gets High-End Medical Equipment , Ups It’s Surgical Capacity
By Daniel KitukuMakueniMakueni County Referral Hospital has taken a decisive step toward reducing patient referrals and easing chronic congestion after the county government commissioned a new suite of advanced surgical and diagnostic equipment, significantly expanding the hospital’s capacity to handle complex cases.The upgrades, unveiled today, have enabled the hospital to double its operating theatres from…
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Mbooni Tops New HIV Infections Amid USAID Exit in Fight Against Pandemic
By Martin Masai and Agencies AngenciesMusoa, TulimaniMbooni Sub-County has quietly but decisively emerged as Makueni’s leading hotspot for new HIV infections, a troubling shift that public health officials say signals a deeper breakdown in prevention systems once sustained by donor-funded programmes.Emerging county data now places Mbooni at the top of new transmissions, a position it…
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Court Orders Return of Grabbed Police Commander’s Residence Land
By Anchor Writers A decisive High Court ruling has returned a prime parcel of land in Machakos Town to the public, marking a significant moment in the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission’s expanding asset recovery drive across the counties of Machakos, Kitui and Makueni. At the centre of the case is Machakos Municipality Block 1/623, a…
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How Wavinya Bent Due Process in Appointing Machakos Municipal Boards
By Martin Masai Key Stakeholders including the Civil Society Locked Out of the Nomination Process The appointment of board members to Machakos’ three municipalities has opened a serious governance fault line, raising questions not just about who was appointed, but how power was exercised — and whose voices were deliberately kept out.At the centre of…