Anti-Graft agency summons

DG  Kiala over stolen pipes

By Martin Masai, Nairobi, January 2016

MACHAKOS Deputy Governor Bernard Kiala is facing a grilling session by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC)  over alleged theft and diversion of pipes.

The pipes, valued at Sh23 million, were  intended for an irrigation project in Kibauni Location as an anti-poverty intervention but were diverted to his Masinga farm(Pictured Right) by the contractor.

Ndambuki to face off 
with Kibwana in Makueni


By Martin Masai, Makueni January 2016

FORMER Cabinet Minister Gideon Ndambuki will be running for the Makueni Gubernatorial seat in 2017.

Time for justice

5 theft suspects

charged in Kitui

By Anchor Reporter, Kitui, January 2016

THE Wife of a Kitui County Minister is among five businesspeople charged with stealing nearly Sh 28m from the County. Faith Kithele Mulatya,36, also a gospel singer, Sarah Wangui Kamau, 39, Mary Waithera Gikungu, 49, and Margaret Musee, 36,  and Alex Kioko are accused of hacking the county’s accounts at various banks between March and December last year, stealing  Sh 27.8m.

A section of the suspects in court

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Strong worded ruling in school

arson case sends shock waves

By Martin Masai

EVEN as a Machakos Court set free four school boys charged with burning down a dormitory at Kitie Sec­ondary School, the ruling amounts to an in­dictment of the school’s man­agement as a whole.The ruling is so harsh on the ad­min­is­tration of the school that Principals with similar cases pending in court are having sleepless nights and stupor on their part is likely to be exposed in court.

Mr Simon Kitheka

Court D-Day for 
Governor Mutua

By Anchor Reporter, Nairobi January 2016

High court judge Isaac Lenaola has granted Governor Alfred Mutua till February to know the fate of a corruption case hanging around his neck.

Better Days: Dr Mutua with Keriako Tobiko

End of the Mwendwa
Dynasty beckons in Kitui

By Martin Masai Kitui, January 2016

THE end of a dynastic rule by the Mwendwa family is beckoning with an announcement Monday that Kenya's first female cabinet minister Nyiva Mwendwa would be retiring from politics next year.

Governor Mutua now 
clutches on straws

By Anchor Reporter, Machakos January 2016

MACHAKOS Governor Dr Alfred Mutua  has taken his Maendeleo Chap Chap movement out of his County in what is baffling both his supporters and critics as he clutches of straws to survive.His fate hangs in the balance if the Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission haul him to court to answer graft allegations over the procurement of Subaru Outback cars for his ministers and a Toyota Landcruiser for his office outside regulations.

Four suspected killers
 of UON don charged

By Martin Masai

FOUR men suspected to be the killers of University of Nairobi don Professor Nzuve are facing a raft of charges arising from the incident.martinmasai@facebook.com

Graft in Counties

Makueni, Machakos officials
named in corruption roll

By Anchor Reporters

THE Makueni County Speaker Stephen Ngelu and a host of Makueni MCAs have finally made it to the national List of Shame over corruption.

Which way Muthama?

Muthama headed for

face off with Kalonzo

By Martin Masai

Machakos Senator Johnson Muthama seems set to bolt out of the Wiper party and support ODM's Raila Odinga in his 2017 presidential bid and not Kalonzo Musyoka.

Final Days for Makueni Govt?

Sudden collapse stalks Makueni Govt.

Speaker Ngelu: He is accused of running an alternative government

By Martin Masai
Makueni County Government will collapse in a matter of days after a defiant County Assembly voted for salaries and allowances instead of approving the 2014/2015 budget.

Dissolution of Makueni Govt in sight

IEBC ratifies petition

to disband Makueni Govt.

By Martin Masai

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission has verified over 40,000 signatures petitioning the dissolution of the County Government of Makueni.

Martin Kivuva becomes Archbishop of Mombasa

The Bishop of Machakos, the Rt. Rev. Martin Kivuva Musonde is the new Archbishop of Mombasa.

The Rt Rev Martin Kivuva, Archbishop of Mombasa

Which way Kenya Police Service?

Is Police Command teetering towards collapse?

THE killing of over 20 Administration Police officers at Kapedo now indicates that the Kenya Police Service is sliding irreversibly to catastrophic levels.

10 in Mutua Govt

face Graft charge

By Martin Masai

9 officials of the County Assembly of Machakos and a trader are facing corruption charges arising from suspected flawed procurement.

Dr Mutua pledges radical changes

Jitters in Dr Mutua's Cabinet

A reshuffle is in the offing within Dr. Alfred Mutua Cabinet in Machakos County Government.
The strongest signal about the impending reshuffle is contained in a FB post Dr Mutua posted on his page, promising radical changes in the Department of Health and Emergency Services.

The passing of a patriarch

Obituary

Celebrating the life

of a patriarch

By Brian Masai

The Late D.M.Masai

Hundreds of family, relatives and friends turned up to give a befitting send off to Mzee David Morris Masai, a second world war veteran, retired civil servant, accomplished farmer and patriarch.
His funeral service, also attended by Cabinet Secretary Mrs. Charity Ngilu among other dignified citizens and ordinary citizens, was held at the Machakos Golf Club grounds followed by a private burial at his Mukalala home.

Business in Machakos

Big rush as banks

Scramble for Machakos

By Brian Masai
briosai@yahoo.com

As the end of the war of words between the governor and the senator seems to have died off, atleast for now, investors both from within and without the county seem to have engaged gears and put in their resources in a bid to not only put in their finances but also create a brand that curves a clean neat niche for them.

The Anchor (Web Edition): Poor showing in KCSE 2013

The Anchor (Web Edition): Poor showing in KCSE 2013: Top and Bottom Ukambani Schools  in KCSE 2013 By Martin Masai MUCH as there are celebrations going on over the 2013 KCSE perfo...

KCSE 2013: Ukambani's Top and Bottom schools

Top and Bottom Ukambani

Schools in KCSE 2013

By Martin Masai

MUCH as there are celebrations going on over the 2013 KCSE performance in other parts of Kenya, leadership in Ukambani ought to urgently return to the drawing board and take drastic action to stop decline in academic standards.

For it is shameful that the top school in Ukambani is ranked 49 nationally and that out of the 100 top school, only six schools feature. The tables below tell the tale.