A SECTION OF LEADERS in Taita-Taveta County have raised the red flag over increasing cases of defilement and early pregnancies in schools which are partly responsible for declining education standards in the county. As such tough measures are being proposed...
Read moreCall for radical policy reforms to save Tsavo from an ecological disaster
BY PASCAL MWANDAMBO Voi, Thursday The Government has been asked to come up with radical policy reforms to save Tsavo national park from a looming ecological disaster. Flooding of illegal livestock both inside and outside the park, overstocking in the...
Read moreBeneath the billions and bliss,the blight of the mining sector in Taita-Taveta County
BY PASCAL MWANDAMBO A lot has been said about the mining sector in Taita-Taveta county. Besides being one of the key economic pillars of the vast county that is largely semi-arid, mining has remained largely a preserve of a few enterprising investors;...
Read moreCradle and culture:Fighi, the potent charms that protected Taita boundaries
BY PASCAL MWANDAMBO In traditional Taita society, just as it is today, issues to do with land were very emotive. And alongside this was the issue of boundaries. Boundaries, both internal(mbenge) and external(mwano ghwa weni kindo) were very sensitive...
Read moreCradle and culture:Wariangulu,the smallest Coastal tribe on the verge of extinction
BY PASCAL MWANDAMBO Sometime back, a leader in Taita -Taveta County stirred the hornet’s nest when he asked members of his community to ditch family planning and reproduce in large numbers so that the number of voters could increase. The leader, who is...
Read moreCradle and culture:Taita-Taveta cultural outfit dalliance with the First Family wins them accolades
It has been a long held tradition in Kenyan communities that whenever a leader of note visits a community, one notable aspect of the celebrations is being crowned an elder of that community. The leader is given a local name, dressed in traditional local...
Read moreElusive monster: Address rampant corruption and heighten security checks to deal with drug menace at the Coast
BY PASCAL MWANDAMBO The announcement by Coast leaders of an impending major crackdown on drugs is a welcome move against this elusive monster . This comes in the wake of a presidential directive, shortly after a similar countrywide crackdown on illicit...
Read moreFear grips miners near Tsavo West as stray elephants invade mines and destroy property
Voi,Wednesday Fear has gripped miners operating near Tsavo West in Mwatate sub-county, Taita-Taveta county, after stray elephants invaded their mines in search for food and water. According to sources from the mines, the jumbos said to be in a family...
Read moreDiscord in Taita-Taveta county assembly as women MCAs protest over gender imbalance in house committees
Voi,Thursday A storm is brewing at the Taita-Taveta County Assembly as female MCAs lock horns with their male counterparts over gender imbalance in various committees. Matters reached a head yesterday when the women MCAs protested within the precincts...
Read moreEditorial comment: Time to give women MCAs in Taita-Taveta county assembly the audacity of hope
VOI, SUNDAY In leadership, as it is in many spheres of life, gender issues are very emotive. Though most people, by and large, perceive gender issues as touching more on women than on men, the core of the matter is that gender agenda is about men and...
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