The Anchor Newspaper

15/09/2025

https://theanchormedia.org/2025/09/15/machakos-county-staff-in-panic-as-pay-delay-hits-15-days-wavinyamuya-silent/

By Anchor Writers Machakos county workers are in turmoil after salaries failed to hit their bank accounts, with September’s pay now delayed well past the mid-month mark. Governor Wavinya Today mark…

11/09/2025

https://theanchormedia.org/2025/09/12/wavinya-axes-kuyu-from-finance-in-dead-of-night-cabinet-shake-up/

By Martin Masai Clockwise: Rita Ndunge, Onesmus Kuyu,Catherine Mutanu, and Governor Wavinya Ndeti. Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti on Wednesday night dramatically fired her Finance, Economic Planni…

09/09/2025

07/09/2025

Public Interest Journalism

07/09/2025

https://theanchormedia.org/2025/09/07/katelembowhy-cooperatives-court-vetoed-sham-katelembu-elections/

By Martin Masai Day When A Cooperatives Commissioner Conducted Elections Where Non-members Were Elected The Cooperative Tribunal has nullified elections held on February 20, 2025, by a contested so…

06/09/2025

https://theanchormedia.org/2025/09/06/university-dons-endorse-kalonzo-for-the-2027-presidential-race/

Mr Musyoka, seen in a jig when he met dons and student leaders at his Yatta Farm on Friday By Vincent MathekaYatta, Machakos County — A group of 200 dons drawn from 23 public universities across Ke…

06/09/2025

By Lilian KakuviThe Department of Lands and Physical Planning in Machakos County is once again under the spotlight, with fresh allegations of deep-rooted corruption, extortion of staff, and abuse o…

03/09/2025

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In 2006, just before Kenya promulgated a new constitution, Martin Masai founded The Anchor, a newspaper that covered the news in three counties; Kitui, Machakos, and Makueni. The word counties was…

02/09/2025

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By Anchor Writers Machakos, Tuesday — A shake-up has taken place at the Machakos County Assembly with Mr. Peter Mbatha assuming office as Acting Clerk, replacing Acting Clerk Mr. Dennis Mutui.The c…

01/09/2025

https://theanchormedia.org/2025/09/01/makueni-man-gets-life-sentence-for-defiling-four-children/

By Wambua Love KILUNGU, Makueni County — A Kilungu court has sentenced a 56-year-old man to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of serial sexual offences against four children, including his…

01/09/2025

https://theanchormedia.org/2025/09/01/rot-at-the-top-the-sorry-state-of-county-accounting-laid-bare/

COMMENTARY By Martin Masai COB Exposes Litany of  Machakos Budget  Failures, Showing  Wavinya’s Government on the Brink The Controller of Budget (COB) has torn apart Machakos County’…

31/08/2025

https://theanchormedia.org/2025/09/01/the-anchor-factbox-4/

KEY ISSUES RAISED BY CONTROLLER OF BUDGET ON MACHAKOS FY 2025/26 BUDGETWage Bill ShortfallCounty allocation can not cover the 12-month payroll or arrears. No actionable plan to bridge the deficit w…