Saturday, March 12, 2011

Its Official, Mwatate will be Taita Taveta County Headquarters

Representatives of Taita Taveta County voted Mwatate as the headquarters of the newly created county. Mwatate beat the only other contender, Voi by 3 votes to 1 after all the constituencies were given one vote to decide the location of the county headquarters.

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Taita-Taveta: Home of spectacular sceneries

Taita-Taveta County comprises five constituencies namely, Wundanyi, Mwatate, Voi and Taveta.
It boasts of the expansive and world-renowned Tsavo National Park and the picturesque Taita hills—both spectacular tourist attractions in the coastal region.
Other attraction sites include Lakes Challa and Jipe that straddle the Kenya-Tanzania border, and Mzima Springs.
Commercial activities include agriculture, fishing, dairying, ranching, mining, bee keeping, and large-scale sisal farming.