Taita-Taveta Water and Sewerage Company(TAVEVO). Tavevo water and Sewerage Company(TAVEVO) was contracted on 6 June 2006. Before then water and sanitation services were maintained and operated by the then Voi Municipal council . Water supply serves a...
Read moreFresh plans to impeach Mruttu for clinging onto incompent executives,chief officers
WUNDANYI, Wednesday 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...
Read moreHappy to be alive after near fatal bufallo attack

It’s midday at the sleepy Kitivo village in Mwatate sub-county, Taita-Taveta County. A slightly elderly woman laboriously sweeps her compound. After a few rounds, she holds her waist, sighs deeply and slowly walks away to sit under a mango tree shade....
Read moreCradle and culture:In traditional Taita, virtually every name means something

William Shakespeare, the renowned bard of all times once intimated that “a rose would still smell as a rose even if it was called by another name”. The poet was attempting to answer the hackneyed question: “What’s in a name?” However, Shakespeare’s line...
Read moreCradle and culture:Healing and curing diseases in traditional Taita society
In traditional Taita society, just as is the case in modern society, matters to do with diseases and healing were taken very seriously as they could mean life or death. Illness was not just a family affair but an issue that riveted the whole community....
Read moreExcitement and ululations as classic rally cars cross Taita

There was excitement and ululations in Taita- Taveta as rally cars battled mud and the hilly terrain in the ongoing Kenya Airways East Africa Safari Classic Rally. In Mwatate, where these photos were captured, the battered, muddy but determined little...
Read moreAdvertorial. Land with gemstones and iron ore on sale in Mwatate

Mwatate is among the fastest growing towns in Taita-Taveta county. After being chosen as the county headquarters, Mwatate has begun attracting investors looking for land both for residential and commercial purposes. Mwatate is accessible by tarmac road...
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