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Machakos Assembly speaker rejects governor’s budget bill memo

Sacco ReviewSeptember 4, 202609 mins

Machakos Assembly rejects governor’s budget memo. Legal experts question the Speaker’s authority. Budget cuts threaten key county programmes. Machakos Assembly Speaker Anne Kiusya has rejected Governor Wavinya Ndeti’s referral memo on the county’s 2026 budget bill, raising legal questions. Speaker Kiusya declared the Governor’s Memorandum “inadmissible” and returned it to sender. The memo had referred…

Machakos budget standoff paralyses youth and bursary funding

Sacco ReviewSeptember 3, 202605 mins

Machakos budget cuts put bursaries and youth programmes at risk. Residents demand answers as key county services remain paralysed. Governor Wavinya clashes with MCAs over funding for youth programmes. Budget cuts for education bursaries, youth empowerment and vocational training programmes are at the centre of the budget stalemate in Machakos County. The standoff brought Machakos…

SMEs urged to adopt green energy to cut operating costs

Sacco ReviewSeptember 1, 202604 mins

Machakos SMEs are being urged to switch to renewable energy to cut costs. Solar power could help businesses manage rising electricity expenses. Stakeholders say green energy can boost productivity and job creation. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have been urged to adopt green energy solutions as a way of reducing operating costs, improving productivity and…

Wavinya returns Machakos Finance Bill amid budget stalemate

Sacco ReviewSeptember 1, 2026010 mins

Wavinya has returned Machakos’ 2026/27 Budget to the Assembly. The move follows a tense dispute over receiving the documents. She says Ksh853.96 million was wrongly shifted from key programmes. Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti returned the county’s 2026/2027 Budget to the County Assembly on Monday, after a dispute over the Assembly clerk’s refusal to receive the…

Mwala ESP market 60pc complete, set for September

Sacco ReviewAugust 31, 2026September 1, 202604 mins

Mwala’s Ksh76.2 million market is 60 per cent complete. The facility is expected to open by late September for 1,600 traders. Cold rooms and an ICT hub will support small businesses. Small-scale traders in Mwala, Machakos County, are set to benefit from improved trading facilities following progress on the construction of the Ksh76.2 million Mwala…

Kangundo MP urges boda boda Saccos to invest in matatus

Sacco ReviewAugust 20, 2026August 20, 202603 mins

Kangundo MP Fabian Kyule Muli wants boda boda saccos to diversify into matatu transport More than 2,000 motorbikes worth over Ksh360 million face growing competition The newly tarmacked Kangundo Mwala road could open new transport and farming opportunities Kangundo MP Fabian Kyule Muli has urged 48 boda boda saccos in the constituency to diversify into…

Wavinya calls for dialogue with MCAs over budget stalemate

Sacco ReviewAugust 12, 202606 mins

Governor Wavinya Ndeti has called for dialogue with Machakos MCAs to resolve the stalemate over the 2026/27 county budget. The assembly has approved a vote on account allowing the county executive to withdraw 50 per cent of the budget as the impasse continues. Wavinya disputed claims over pending bills and budget allocations, saying Ksh4.6 billion…

Machakos County workers protest over delayed 2026/27 budget

Sacco ReviewAugust 3, 202603 mins

Machakos county workers protest over delays in passing the 2026/27 budget, saying it has disrupted salaries and services. Union leaders say staff are struggling to access bank loans and meet basic expenses as the budget remains pending. Workers threaten to protest at MCAs’ homes if the County Assembly fails to approve the budget by Tuesday….

Machakos civil society issues 24-hour budget ultimatum

Sacco ReviewJuly 29, 202605 mins

Machakos civil society groups have given the County Assembly 24 hours to pass the 2026/27 budget or face mass protests. The groups said the delay has disrupted salaries, development projects and public service delivery across the county. They want a special Assembly sitting convened within 24 hours to approve the budget. The Machakos County Civil…

Machakos finance boss back at her desk, reports Sh3.352 billion revenue haul after court ruling

Sacco ReviewJuly 14, 2026July 15, 202603 mins

Machakos Finance CECM Catherine Mutanu resumed office after a High Court order halted her impeachment. Mutanu said county revenue rose from Ksh2.1 billion to Ksh3.352 billion in the 2025/26 financial year. She attributed delayed Assembly payments to late submission of financial requests, not her department. Machakos County Finance, Economic Planning, Revenue Management and ICT County…