The gods and spirits occupy a central point in traditional Taita community .They are major determinants of the wellbeing or ills that afflict the community. Between bumper harvest and famine, childbearing and impotency, war and peace, witchcraft and sorcery...
Read moreSurrender unlawfully acquired land or face Mugabe-like revolt,warns Mghanga

MWATATE, MONDAY 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...
Read moreHow the SGR project is contributing to elephant conflicts in Taita-Taveta county

The construction of the Standard Gauge Railway(SGR) is among the new developments that is exacerbating elephant conflicts in Taita-Taveta county. The project has tampered with the traditional elephant migration corridors in Tsavo national park leading...
Read moreTough times for patients in Taita-Taveta county as nurses down tools tomorrow

VOI, SUNDAY Patients in public hospitals in Taita-Taveta county should brace themselves for hard times following the decision by nurses in the county to begin a countywide strike starting midnight today. The decision was reached today at the Moi County...
Read moreCradle and culture:Encounter with a Taita traditional healer with unique powers

Sometime back, a Tanzanian medicine man captured the attention of the world when he proclaimed that he could cure diverse diseases and ailments using a unique plant that later became the famous loliondo herb. Thousands of people with different afflictions...
Read moreCradle and culture: Revered Taita traditional brew being hunted into oblivion
Taita ancestors could be turning in their graves when they witness, with utter dismay, the high handedness of the Government security agents as they crack down on the so-called illicit brews in Taita-Taveta County, and more so on m’bangara, a local brew...
Read moreMwatate:Town with immense potential being held back by lack of land for expansion

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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