Tag: Accountability
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Questions as Machakos Youth Service Begins
MYS Launched Amid Questions Over Policy, Funding, and Governance By Martin MasaiEditor & Publisher, The Anchortheanchormedia.org Machakos County has witnessed the historic launch of the Machakos Youth Empowerment Programme now known as Machakos Youth Service(MYS) It’s proponents say they aim at equipping the youth with essential life skills to navigate 21st-century challenges by first instilling…
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Mbooni in Panic As KSA Removes Debris
Residents Demand Answers, Compensation Over Rocket Debris By Wambua Love in Mbooni Mbooni, Makueni County Residents of Mukuku village in Mbooni, Makueni County, are grappling with despair and uncertainty following the fall from the sky of a mysterious object onto a local shamba. The Kenya Space Agency (KSA) has confirmed the object to be part…
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All Eyes On Makueni’s Novel Tax Waiver Bill
By Anchor Writer Makueni County Sets the Stage for Transparent Tax Waivers Makueni County is on the verge of a landmark transformation in its financial governance with the introduction of the Tax Waiver Administration Bill. The county now stands at a pivotal moment, with the potential to redefine tax administration as a tool for equity…
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Ex-County Attorney Fears For His Life
By Stacy Mwanthi Former Machakos County Attorney Threatened as County Askaris Harass His FamilyFormer Machakos County Attorney, Mr. James Kathili, has reported threats and harassment allegedly orchestrated by the Machakos county inspectorate. It follows a visit county Askaris reportedly made on Tuesday to Kathili’s home. Kathili has reported that the Askaris harassed his children and…
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Examining Devolution: Are We Due For Last Phase?
COMMENTARY By Kioko Wa Luka Twelve years since the birth of devolution under the 2010 Constitution, Kenyans are faced with a sobering reality. While devolution has undeniably brought government closer to the people and achieved measurable gains, especially in infrastructure and grassroots development, its implementation is riddled with incompetence, corruption, and a maddening lack of…
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How Impeachment Motion Collapsed
By Anchor Special Correspondent The impeachment motion against Kitui County Executive Committee (CEC) Member for Finance and Economic Planning, Peter Kilonzo, collapsed on a technicality after Wiper Party-nominated MCA Jacqueline Kalenga declined to second it. Observers believe Kalenga was instructed by the party to shoot the motion down at the penultimate moment. It is consistent…
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CECM Kilonzo Rebutts Removal Grounds
By Anchor Special Correspondent Mr. Peter Kilonzo has refuted allegations forming the basis for the Motion for his Removal from Office as the County Executive Committee Member for Finance, Economic Planning, and Revenue Management. The motion for the removal of Mr. Peter Mwikya Kilonzo is anchored on allegations of gross violation of the Constitution or…
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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…