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More than 300 villagers are spending nights in the cold after being evicted from a 1,000-acre farm owned by President William Ruto in Mata village, Taveta, Taita Taveta County.
The Tsavo River and the Mombasa-Nairobi Highway in Taita Taveta County are highly polluted, putting the lives of wild animals in danger, a research says.
The management of Kishushe Ranch Cooperative Society has had a series of disputes over the years, resulting in the emergence of at least three distinct factions.
The county has also paid staff illegally sacked by the previous administration a total of sh25 million. Some of the employees had won cases against the county.
Locals said the farmer, Emanuel Musyoka, 50, was killed in the Njukini/Elerai area in Taveta Sub County following skirmishes between two tribes that have displaced over 1000 people.
Taita Taveta County Commissioner Josephine Onunga says they are engaging elders from both sides to find a lasting solution
Representatives of over 1,000 squatters displaced from their farms along the Njukini/Elerai area are blaming the 2020 deal between Kajiado and Taita Taveta counties for their land woes.
Taita Taveta County health authorities have raised concern over rising cases of diabetes, warning the trend has strained health sector services in the county.
Former PS Philemon Mwaisaka has said that land belonging to the locals has been grabbed and allocated to people from outside, rendering many landless in their own county.
The Ministry of Mining is on the spot for issuing Devki Group of Companies permission to extract iron ore for his Sh11 billion steel plant without consent from ranch owners.
President said his promise for 50:50 sharing with KWS was not sustainable.
DP also said the government is establishing a world-class National Wildlife Protection and Anti-Poaching Modernization Framework
Taita Taveta County Government has developed a policy framework to enhance climate resilience for the newly conferred Mwatate Municipality.
The matchboxes seen by The Standard are emblazoned with the former governor’s photo and his name, Mshapa Granton Samboja, 2027 Governor, Taita Taveta.
Residents and leaders say voters will focus on the development track record of the aspirants seeking to unseat Governor Andrew Mwadime.
President William Ruto’s supporters in Taita Taveta clashed with Opposition leaders over the ‘one term’ slogan during the launch of the construction of the Sh280 million Voi Modern Market.
Wunyanyi MP Danson Mwashako revealed that NG-CDF has already issued a total of Sh13 million to day school learners in the constituency, with each receiving a Sh10,000 bursary.
The new ranch officials confirmed that Devki Group chairman Narendra Raval will appear before the shareholders to seek approval of his mining consent proposal.
After years of false starts, the extraction of iron ore at the Kishushe in Taita Taveta County will now start after the Devki Group was issued with mining consent.
The government has launched a major crackdown on gemstone dealers, frustrating the formation of Community Development Agreement Committees in their areas of operation.
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