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Fallouts in the major political parties continue to be felt in Taita-Taveta county barely a month before the party primaries in April. Among the casualties are the Jubilee Party(JP), the ruling coalition where a number of aspirants have bolted out to...
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Two former mayors in Voi are among those challenging Joyce Lay as Taita –Taveta Women Rep. Pricillah Mwangeka who served as Voi mayor for ten years says she is determined to wrestle with Lay for the women’s seat in the county given her leadership record...
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A nominated MCA in Taita-Taveta County is determined to be the first women rep with disability in the country. Rosina Kisochi who has spent virtually all her life on a wheelchair after she was struck by polio at the age of one, says she is determined...
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Macadamia is set to become a key cash crop in Taita-Taveta County, with four major companies buying over 240 tonnes of nuts from the county last year. Jungle Nuts bought 160 tonnes, Kenya Nuts(60 tonnes)Farm Gates(30 tonnes) and Ten Senses Africa(TSA)(20...
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Investors in Taita-Taveta county who are holding onto huge chunks of land acquired illegally have been asked to forfeit it to the local communities or face Mugabe- like invasion. Addressing wananchi at Mwatunge outpost in Mwatate sub-county during a harambee...
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Mwatate town, the designated county government headquarters for Taita- Taveta is among the Coastal towns that require a master plan to guide its expansion to address the various challenges facing it. The town has in the recent past seen an increase in...
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The Taita- Taveta County Assembly has threatened to start a fresh move to impeach governor John Mruttu over his failure to discipline and sack incompetent and corrupt county executives and chief officers. The county assembly particularly took the governor...
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Coast MPs have been challenged to lobby against the proposed community land bill which if passed as it is, will lead to alienation of huge chunks of the regions’ land especially the ranches. Addressing the public in Mwatate during events to mark this...
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That the monster of corruption has permeated all aspects of Kenyan’s lives is not in doubt, but when it comes to leadership, the matter becomes grave. Day in day out we are bombarded with reports about graft allegations, some of which end up being substantiated....
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devolved corruption.... The Taita-Taveta County government reportedly spent slightly over Sh 58m on travel allowances, despite the fact that only Sh 8 million can be accounted for, the report from the Auditor-General has revealed. This raises queries...
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