Taita Taveta county turns to solar power to supply water
Taita Taveta, KENYA: The Taita Taveta County Government in collaboration with Melhus Municipality of Norway will introduce the use of solar power at Njoro Kubwa springs in Taveta to cut down on the high cost of electricity used to supply water. Currently, TAVEVO pays 1 million shillings per month as electricity bill for supplying water. […]
Police accused of shielding drug peddlers in Voi
Taita Taveta, KENYA: Boda boda riders in Voi, Taita Taveta county have accused security officers in that region of protecting drugs dealers . According to the Chairperson boda boda riders in Taita Taveta County Mr. Mohamed Dudu, police laxity has led to drug menace and alcoholism with the youths who engage in bodaboda business being […]
Taita Taveta considers retrenching staff as wage bill soars
Taita,Taveta,KENYA:The County government of Taita Taveta might be forced to do a staff rationalization to curb the soaring wage-bill that has seen some of the staff go for months without pay. This is according to the governor, Granton Samboja who said that the wages take upto to 60% of the county revenue hence exerting pressure on […]
Grief in Mwatate as body parts of a man are discovered
Taita Taveta, KENYA: A village in Mwatate, Taita Taveta County is in mourning after the body of a man was discovered cut into pieces and dumped in a thicket. Mwatate Police Boss Monicah Kimani said the body was separated from the head, forelimbs and hind limb. She said 31-year-old Jackson Wachenje went missing last week […]
34 passengers escape death narrowly in Voi accident
Taita Taveta, KENYA: Some 34 people are currently receiving treatment at Moi referral hospital, Voi Taita Taveta county after they sustained serious injuries in a Friday morning accident near Voi. According to Voi OCPD Joseph Chesire, the accident occurred at Sinai area when a bus traveling to Nairobi tried to avoid a head-on collision with […]
Police nab bhang worth 500,000 in Voi
Taita Taveta, KENYA: Police in Voi, Taita Taveta County, netted 2,140 rolls of bhang worth half a million on Thursday. Confirming the incident, Voi OCPD Joseph Chesire said the police who were on normal patrol along Mombasa-Nairobi highway netted the bhang at Ndara area while on transit to Mombasa from Nairobi. “The bhang was being […]
Shock as 97 year old man is burnt to death in Wundanyi
Taita,TAVETA:Residents of Mlondo village ,Wundanyi constituency, Taita Taveta County woke up to a shocking incident on Thursday after a 97-year-old man was burnt beyond recognition over suspected witchery by another section of the villagers. The angry residents claimed the old man Mwandisha Maza had given them sleepless nights forcing them to set him ablaze end […]
Infuriated Mwatate residents call on Balala to resign
Taita,Taveta,KENYA:A section of Mwatate residents are now calling for the resignation of Tourism and wildlife Cabinet secretary Najib Balala and his Public secretary Maragaret Mwakima . The residents who held demonstrations on Monday in Mwatate town accused Balala and Mwakima of doing nothing to address the escalating cases of human wildlife conflict that have left […]
Mwatate MP asks locals to kill stray wildlife
Taita Taveta,KENYA:Mwatate MP Andrew Mwadime has directed Taita Taveta residents to kill wild animals encroaching residential areas. Speaking to the press in his constituency where cases of human-wildlife conflict is rampant , the lawmaker criticized Kenya Wildlife Services for failing to contain the animals. “Even the constitution allows you to defend yourself when […]
Manyani prison inmates hope for presidential pardon
Taita Taveta,KENYA:Every convict pegs their hopes on the Presidential Pardon to walk to freedom ,but this is not the case for all of them. At the Manyani prison,Taita Taveta County ,we meet with some of the convicts who says they are remorseful for their offences and now plead with President Uhuru Kenyatta to exercise his […]