This Sunday, 28th December 2025 from 6:00 pm live on Citizen TV, Machakos takes centre stage as Governor Wavinya Ndeti presents a no-nonsense account of three years of delivery-driven leadership. With an extraordinary 2,160 projects implemented across the county, her rallying call of “Chakula Mezani, Pesa Mfukoni” has evolved into a living, breathing development agenda. This exclusive report captures a governor who has moved devolution from paper to practice, ensuring that every ward feels the presence of government through visible, measurable, and people-focused results.
Healthcare has emerged as one of the strongest political pillars of Governor Wavinya’s administration. Through the construction of new dispensaries, upgrading of Level 2 to 3 and level 3 to Level 4 hospitals, and the ongoing development of the Muindi Mbingu Speciality Hospital—a future Level 6 referral facility comparable to Kenyatta National Hospital—Machakos has become a regional health powerhouse. The consistent availability of drugs, pharmaceuticals, and laboratory reagents has dramatically improved service delivery. As a result, Machakos Level 5 hospitals are now experiencing increased workloads, not due to failure, but success—receiving referral patients from Kitui, Makueni, and other neighbouring counties. This is a clear vote of confidence in a healthcare system that works.
Infrastructure, education, and connectivity have equally received decisive attention. Governor Wavinya reclaimed control of road development, opening and improving roads across all 40 wards and with recently having purchased six new excavators and bulldozers more roads opening and graveling will be witnessed in all 40 wards. Major projects such as Kathalani–Nzaikoni Road,(complete), Katangi–Kenyatta to Kithimani Road(ongoing), Mlolongo–Makanisa Road, Kincar Road, and the recarpeting of Tala and Machakos Town have boosted trade and mobility, while cabro installation along Sabaki Road modernizes urban transport.
In education, hundreds of millions of shillings in bursaries have kept thousands of needy students in school, alongside the construction of new ECDE classrooms and the provision of free milk and feeding programs in all public ECDEs—proof that this administration invests early and invests deliberately.
Beyond infrastructure, Governor Wavinya’s leadership speaks directly to livelihoods and dignity. Farmers have benefited from subsidized fertilizers, seedlings, and insecticides, while strengthened cooperative societies—especially in coffee farming—have guaranteed better quality and improved payouts.
Water scarcity has been aggressively tackled through dams, water weirs, borehole drilling, and rehabilitation of old systems, making water access easier across Machakos.
Youth empowerment has shifted from slogans to substance through vocational training centres and the Machakos Youth Service, where over 1,000 youths have graduated, received startup tools, and are now earning as self-employed entrepreneurs.
Long-delayed county staff promotions, stalled for over eight years, have finally been addressed. In just three years, Wavinya Ndeti has sent a clear political message: leadership is about delivery, impact, and putting power—and prosperity—back in the hands of the people.
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