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Deputy President (DP) Prof. Kithure Kindiki has warned that the government will persecute state officials who misuse public funds for personal gains. “It is a curse to use public funds for personal benefits. It is a curse because of the cry of poor people who cannot access medicine and die will haunt you,” he said….
Five Talents Kenya (FTK) Board Chairman Rt. Rev. Dr. Joseph Muchai has asked the residents of Taita Taveta County to consider joining Cooperative Societies which he said will go a long way in uplifting their lives through affordable loans. “While in Sacco, it’s very easy for you to get a loan unlike when you need…
Despite Taita Taveta County being among the sources of fresh water in the Coast region, it is ironic that the region has been facing water scarcity as residents in some parts struggle to obtain the precious commodity. As a measure to curb the shortage, the county government has secured a Ksh70 million financing agreement with…
Taita Taveta County has taken up an initiative to set up a Ksh45 million rice mill in Taveta Sub-county to revolutionize rice farming in a move aimed at growing wealth creation amongst the farmers in the region. Hundreds of rice farmers in the county, who have been selling unpolished rice at a throwaway price and…
Smallholder farmers in Taita Taveta County have been urged to take up sunflower and other oil crop cultivation, whose huge unmet demand, guarantees a ready local and international market. The Taita Taveta CECM for Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock, Eric Kyongo said that although the oil crops are drought resistant and adaptable to many ecological zones,…
Eight out of 141 dormant cooperative societies in Taita Taveta county are set for revival, with four of them already revived. They are Taita HPC, Taita Taveta Meat Goat, Taita Taveta Mgama and Maziwa Taita Dairy. Speaking to Sacco Review in Wundanyi town recently, the county Cooperative Director Erastus Gonzi noted that the county has 242…
The national government has delivered mobile rice milling machines to rice farmers in Mboghoni, Taveta sub-county to boost the production of rice to over 60 tonnes per week. The Office of the President in conjunction with the county government of Taita Taveta undertook the project to empower rice farmers in the area to significantly increase…
Taita Taveta County residents have gone for four days in a row without water following the termination of water supply by the Coast Water Works Development Agency (CWWDA). According to CWWDA Director Judith Mwamburi, they cut the supply because the Taita Taveta County Water and Sewerage Company (TAVEVO) has not paid bills amounting to over…
Stanbic Bank has partnered with the County government of Taita Taveta to provide a one-week digital skills training to Vocational Training instructors, and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) entrepreneurs on the use of online platforms to grow their businesses. Speaking at Mwanjila Vocational Training Center (VTC) in Bura on Friday after receiving 10 desktop…
The County government of Taita Taveta has joined counties eyeing the livestock export market following the official launch of the Livestock Feed Strategy 2022 – 2032 on Thursday at Panlis in Mwatate. The 10-year plan aims at promoting efforts to address the livestock feed deficit in the county which currently stands at 60%. According to…
