First casualty in Mbooni CDF theft

Mbooni CDF theft: Chief 

becomes first casualty

CHIEF of Katangini Location in Mbooni Constituency has finally been charged over corruption in the Mau Drift scandal involving theft of CDF funds.

More trouble for Prof Mbithi

Bid to reconcile Don's 

family feud collapses 

Muthama says Prof Mbithi is to blame

By Anchor Reporter

KANGUNDO MP Johnson Muthama has washed his hands out of the troubled Relationship between University of Nairobi Deputy Vice Chancellor Prof peter Mbithi and his elder brother.

Key strides in Machakos Town

Major upgrade 

in Machakos Town

A street currently being recarpetted

 By Jonathan Mutiso
The Municipal Council of Machakos is pushing on with a major upgrade that is changing the face of the town.The programme will, among other things, see all properties and streets within the Central Business District named and addressed. It will also leave the entire CBD paved, street parking lots marked and cleaned.

June July 2012.Just who was Muindi Mbingu?

Samuel Muindi Mbingu: A Profile

Samuel Muindi Mbingu was born in 1893 and schooled up to form four at Kabete Technical. After form four he joined the Kenya power and later the colonial police. During this time the colonial government had taken most of the Kamba land and the Akamba,  mainly pastoralists, were evicted from their land and send to reserved areas.

June- July 2012: Machakos School

Machakos School

roars back to life

JUBILANT students in victory dance outside the new administration block

By Jonathan Mutiso

MACHAKOS School has dramatically sprung back to  academic scales.It registered an improved performance by registering a mean score of 9.05 up from 8.04  in 2010 results in a surprise comeback after years of turmoil.

Church, Priest mull over future

Trapped!

Church and priest ponder

future after conviction

 By Martin Masai

Makewa the Prisoner- Graphics by Anchor Media

CONVICTED Fr John Makewa and the Catholic Church are mulling over  his future in the Clerical State.
His two year suspension is coming to an end in November 2012 and the Diocesan Council is expected to make a decision over his fate on or before that time.

Makewa Judgement

Full Judgement

in Makewa trial


Verbatim:

Police lead Makewa(in glasses) to the cells after he was jailed for seven years for attempted murder

The Anchor: How police nailed Makewa

The Anchor: How police nailed Makewa: How police  nailed Makewa Prosecutor Jonathan Kyumbu By Martin Masai POLICE earned incredible accolades in Tawa Court as th...

How police nailed Makewa

How police nailed Makewa

Prosecutor Jonathan Kyumbu

By Martin Masai

POLICE earned incredible accolades in Tawa Court as the trial magistrate sentenced fabled suspend catholic priest John Makewa to seven years in Jail. Senior Resident Magistrate Waititu Gichimu said he was satisfied that police officers investigating the attempted murder charge did a superb job by piecing together evidence to prove that it is Fr Makewa who shot Fr Fidelis Nzuki on the night of March 21 2010 with the intention of killing him.

Father Makewa Jailed

Fr.Makewa Jailed

By Martin Masai

Senior Resident Magistrate Mr Waititu

SUSPENDED Fr John Wambua Makewa was today jailed for seven years for attempting to murder a fellow priest.

Tawa Senior Resident Magistrate Mr Gichimu Waititu convicted Fr Makewa in a judgement that may well end the priest's chequered career in the Roman Catholic Church.

D Day for Fr Makewa

Judgement Day for Priest

SUSPENDED Catholic Priest John Wambua Makewa will know his fate on June 18. He could face life imprisonment if convicted of the attempted murder charge.

From Malili to Konza: Lest you forget

The Anchor, January 2010

Main Story

Fresh theft in Malili
as leaders go silent

By Martin Masai

EVEN AS the High Court entered the Malili Infamy with an order stalling transactions that may lead to the construction of Malili Technopolis, it is emerging that local political leadership has left citizens alone to be robbed.

The Anchor: Special Post.: Fr Makewa has case to answer

The Anchor: Special Post.: Fr Makewa has case to answer

The Anchor: Special Post.: Fr Makewa has case to answer

The Anchor: Special Post.: Fr Makewa has case to answer: By Martin Masai SUSPENDED Fr John Wambua Makewa was today put on his defence after Tawa Senior Resident Magistrate found that he had had a ...

Special Post.: Fr Makewa has case to answer

By Martin Masai

SUSPENDED Fr John Wambua Makewa was today put on his defence after Tawa Senior Resident Magistrate found that he had had a case to answer over an attempt to murder his colleague and friend Fr Fidellis  Nzuki.

New Date for Makewa: The Anchor Special Post March 2012

Date set for 
Makewa ruling


Fr. John Wambua Makewa will know his fate on April 11,2012
Tawa Senior Resident Magistrate Mr Waititu Kibicho made the ruling today as Fr Makewa's case came before him for the first time after a trip from Makueni Law Courts to Machakos after the trial magistrate Joseph Karanja dramatically bolted out of the case amid claims of bribery.
The decision to take the matter before Mr Kibicho was made by Machakos Deputy Registrar of the High Court Ms G Omange on March 12, some seven days before the day she had initially set to decide over the matter.
Omange had set March 19 as the day she would rule who would handle the matter but is said to have changed her mind after counsel for Fr Makewa- Mr Mwagambo appeared before her and asked for an earlier date, saying his client wanted the matter dispensed with speedily.
But when the complainant Fr Fidellis Nzuki turned up in Machakos on March 19, he was shocked to learn that the matter had been moved to Tawa Court without his knowledge.
Nevertheless, he turned up at the Tawa Court Teusday and listened keenly as Mr Kibicho set the date for a ruling as to whether Fr Makewa would be put on his defense or not.
Fr Makewa is charged with attempting to murder Fr Nzuki at the Residence of the Father in Charge of the Wote Parish nearly three years ago.

Fr John Makewa will know his fate on April 11

Missing Millions Feb-March 2012

Tale of missing ESP

millions in school

By Jonathan Mutiso

An incomplete Library in Mwala's Model School. Millions are unaccounted for

Furious parents and other education stakeholders from Mwala district have raised red flag against embattled Mbaikini Boys High school principlal Jonathan Mua over mismanagement of funds allocated for the Economic Stimulus Programe (ESP)last year The Sh.21m for Economic Stimulus Programme(ESP) is over but none of the projects initiated has been completed. The school needs approximately Sh 12m to finish the work. The school is indebted to the tune of over Sh 7,000.000.00 An extension land which was to be acquired in 2010 for Sh 400,000.00 has not been paid for.

Ngilu Kiema pledge unity. Feb- March 2012

Ngilu, Kiema launch

new Miambani Division

Mr Kilonzo and Mrs Ngilu

By Boniface Mulu

The Water and Irrigation Minister Charity Kaluki Ngilu has declared that she will vie for the 2012 Kenya ’s presidency through the National Rainbow Coalition (NARC) political party.

Questions galore in Mbooni CDF Feb- March 2012

Corruption claims 

mount in Mbooni CDF

By Kiio Waita
 in Wote

The 15 members of the Mbooni CDF seem to have the power and pro­tection to swindle the unsuspecting residents of Mbooni by dipping their fingers in the CDF kitty during broad day light.For the last 4 years only the CDF committee members have been dis­trib­uting development funds to projects of their own choice contrary to the laid down government pro­ce­dures that locational de­vel­opment committees identify, and prioritize resident’s preferred projects then forward minutes fully signed by committee mem­bers to the CDF committee for allocation of de­vel­opment funds.