COUNTY ROVER BY PASCAL MWANDAMBO The new constitution has brought in a new breed of leadership in the country and counties and the villagers in Mavumbi County where I was born and brought up are warming up and struggling to keep in step with the changing...

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Traders in Voi sub-county, Taita-Taveta County have a reason to smile following the opening of the much awaited wholesale market. The facility located near the Nairobi-Mombasa highway and the ongoing Standard Gauge Railway can accommodate up to 500 traders...

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BY PASCAL MWANDAMBO County Rover The last general elections might pass as the most dramatic in the history of this country. I was in the thick of things as a scribe and had enough comic relief from the way our people were behaving. Suffice to say that...

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The much awaited rehabilitation work at the busy Voi bus park has begun in earnest.The facility will be grounded with cabro blocks unlike the former tamarc

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captions: Top: CEC Stephen Masamo Bottom: Governor John Mruttu PHOTOS/I-MPACT PICTURES FILE Taita –Taveta Governor John Mruttu is facing a strong acid test after the County Assembly impeached one of his county executives and close confidant Stephen Masamo....

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Captions: Newton Mwangemi is assisted to take milk by villagers after being found unconscious by the roadside. Voi MP Johnes Mlolwa Ngolia Ward MCA Johnes Mghanga. PHOTOS/i-MPACT PICTURES The war against illicit brews in Voi sub-county, Taita-Taveta county...

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A healthy horticultural produce/PHOTO/FILE Despite generating over $300m(sh24bn) in foreign exchange annually for Kenya and employing approximately 4.5m people, the horticulture sub-sector continues to be dogged by numerous challenges. Chief among the...

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PHOTOS/I-MPACT PICTURES and FILE Schools in Voi sub-county that do not form boards of management in accordance with the education act risk having their accounts frozen, area district education officer Kennedy Machora has warned. Mr Machora pointed out...

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PHOTO/FILE BY PASCAL MWANDAMBO With a slight stammer , Johnes Manoa says, “I have been growing cotton for the last fifteen years. Though I do not rely solely on the crop to feed my family, the money I get supplements my income. I also grow other crops...

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BY PASCAL MWANDAMBO Controversy has erupted over the relocation of a Sh 30m secondary school in Voi, Taita-Taveta County to pave way for the Standard gauge Railway(SGR) project. The Voi Girls Education Centre which was built with CDF funds is located...

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