Kenyatta High School Taita - plea by Gideon Kidegho

Wapwani hamjambo? 

 

 Last weekend I attended an AGM at the famous Kenyatta High School Mwatate. The school is a shadow of its old self. The performance good but could be made better. 

 

What struck my attention is the way the school looked old with the wall paint faded and the sorrounding looking verywanting. During the meeting I kept asking my self whether the old boys ever came back to see their old school. 

Taita Taveta Residents Languish In Poverty Amid Vast Mineral Deposits

Taita Taveta County is endowed with vast mineral resources but locals are yet to realise any benefits from the abundant resources in their midst. The county is home to over 40 high value gemstones.


Some of the gemstones found in the area include Tsavorite, red and green garnets, ruby, change colour, blue sapphire, pink sapphire, green tourmalines, yellow tourmalines, rhodolites and kyanites.


According to geological experts,

Where were the IDPs living Before PEV?

THE government is wasting  tax payers' money buying land for the resettlement of IDPs, an MP from Taita has said. Wundanyi MP Thomas Mwadeghu said normalcy had returned in the country and people displaced by the post-election violence should return to their homes.

Taita Professionals blocking Multi Billion Iron Project in the County

Taita Taveta County Council Chairman Laban Tole has disagreed with a section of Taita professionals opposed to the construction of a multi-billion iron ore plant by the Devki Steel Company in the area.


He said the professionals had made it a habit to undermine

Justice Mbogholi is a frontrunner for CJ position

Whether or not he is appointed to the position of Chief Justice, for which he has applied, Justice Amraphael Mbogholi Msagha has already derived a personal benefit from the new Constitution.

On October 8, 2010, he was elected by the judges of the High Court to the position of principal judge, a post created by the new Constitution.


The principal judge is the head of the High Court.

The new Constitution also establishes equivalent leadership

Group in Mwatate turning away NGO trying to help to address water crisis‏

I run a non profit organization called Amsha Africa Foundation (www.amshaafrica.org) that helps impoverished communities lift themselves out of poverty by funding sustainable projects.

I'm writing this email because I  believe this may be a good story to cover in your daily news since many non profit organizations (NGO's) that my organization has partnered with that have good intentions are getting frustrated and giving up working with rural communities in Kenya because of corruption, intimidation, vandalism, and just

Bara Bara za Taita

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.

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.

Elders say no to new home for IDPs

Tension is building up in Taita and Taveta districts over land row involving the government and residents, with youths planning to invade a farm allegedly bought to resettle people displaced in the 2007-2008 election violence.

Several meetings were held in Taita and Taveta to