Audio By VocalizeTaita Taveta governor Andrew Mwadime. [ File, Standard] Taita Taveta County Government has formulated a policy that will ensure residents bordering forests benefit from forest resources in their areas of jurisdiction. …
Audio By VocalizeAmid the ongoing controversy over plans to put up an electric fence around the 3,200-square-kilometre Tsavo West Rhino Sanctuary, Taita Taveta Governor Andrew Mwadime has said the project is beneficial. …
… During the meeting, delegates from Taita Taveta raised concerns over what they described as declining political influence within the county and inadequate representation in appointments.They accused Governor Andrew Mwadime of sidelining ODM members in appointments to county board …
… amba in Ganze Constituency, Kilifi County, on Sunday Present were Cabinet Secretaries Hassan Joho (Mining), Salim Mvurya (Sports and Youth) and Opiyo Wandayi (Energy), Senate Speaker Amason Kingi, Governors Gideon Mung'aro (Kilifi), Abdulswamad Nassir (Mombasa) and Andrew Mwadime …
… Mvurya, Baya and Bwire endorsed Governor Andrew Mwadime and Haika, who has declared interest in the Senate position.He also endorsed former legislator Joyce Lay for county woman representative, parliamentary loser Simon Mwachia, and Mombasa businessman Anthony Maghanga Mtongolo f …
… State Department of East African Community (EAC) Affairs Principal Secretary Caroline Karugu said she paid a courtesy call on Andrew Mwadime to advance discussions on easing trade bottlenecks affecting the key transport route linking Kenya and Tanzania. …
… idor By Benjamin Muriuki April 30, 2026 06:37 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Dr Caroline Karugu, Principal Secretary for East African Community Affairs speaking with Taita Taveta Governor Dr Andrew Mwadime …
… Officials from the Taita Taveta County Government led Governor Andrew Mwadime confirmed that an alternative parcel of land had been identified for possible allocation to NTSA as part of a proposed settlement. …
Deputy President Kindiki opened the 11th Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa, affirming the government's commitment to preserve Kenya's ocean for economic growth and future generations. President Ruto highlighted in a video-link address that the ocean powers industries and feeds families but faces threats including global warming, plastic pollution, and illegal fishing.
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Kenya's hosting of the 11th Our Ocean Conference underscores government commitment to blue economy development and ocean sustainability amid climate threats.
Deputy President Kindiki opened the 11th Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa, affirming the government's commitment to preserve Kenya's ocean for economic growth and future generations. President Ruto highlighted in a video-link address that the ocean powers industries and feeds families but faces threats including global warming, plastic pollution, and illegal fishing.
Taita Taveta County Government has adopted the County Forests Conservation and Management Policy 2025, which will create a forest conservation fund and establish benefit-sharing regulations to ensure residents bordering forests benefit from forest resources and reduce forest-related conflicts.
Governor Andrew Mwadime has endorsed plans to fence the 3,200-square-kilometre Tsavo West Rhino Sanctuary, saying it will reduce human-wildlife conflict and create economic opportunities. The project faces opposition from Kajiado leaders and pastoralist communities who argue the barriers will block livestock routes and trap wildlife, escalating human-animal conflicts.
ODM Party Leader Oburu Oginga has assured party members that the party's nomination process ahead of the 2027 General Election will be free, fair and devoid of favoritism, with all aspirants subjected to a transparent primary process. Oburu also revealed that ODM was engaged in discussions with the ruling UDA party over forming an alliance ahead of 2027, with any agreement to be based on a 50-50 understanding for equitable sharing of opportunities.
President Ruto has announced government investment of more than Ksh.10 billion in blue economy projects at the Coast, including five fish landing sites, three fish markets, 272 modern fishing boats, a Ksh.1.5 billion hatchery, and a Ksh.2 billion Shimoni Fish Port in Kwale County, aimed at strengthening families dependent on fishing.
President William Ruto issued more than 33,000 land title deeds to residents from six Coast counties (Lamu, Tana River, Kilifi, Mombasa, Kwale, and Taita-Taveta) during a five-day development tour, pledging an additional 200,000 deeds within 90 days as part of addressing the squatter challenge.
Cabinet Secretary Salim Mvurya and several Coast legislators allied to President Ruto's UDA party are pushing for six-piece voting to support all UDA candidates in the region during the next general election, aiming to strengthen the party's grassroots presence in areas like Taita Taveta that previously favored the opposition.
Kenya's State Department of EAC Affairs Principal Secretary Caroline Karugu pushed for removal of long-standing barriers along the Mombasa–Voi–Taveta corridor to strengthen regional trade under the East African Community agenda. The corridor, which links the Port of Mombasa to the Taveta–Holili border post, handles approximately 130 inbound and 90 outbound trucks daily and generates an estimated KSh 383 million annually.
Kenya's national government is working to remove trade barriers along the Mombasa–Voi–Taveta corridor to strengthen regional integration within the East African Community. The Principal Secretary for EAC Affairs met with Taita Taveta's governor to address bottlenecks affecting goods movement through the Taveta–Holili Border Post, which handles an average of 130 inbound and 90 outbound trucks daily.
A parliamentary watchdog committee has directed the National Land Commission to recover a six-acre parcel of land in Voi Municipality that was earmarked for an NTSA motor vehicle inspection centre but has been grabbed and encroached upon by squatters. The land, originally set aside in 1969 and later transferred to NTSA, is the subject of an ongoing court case with the NLC mandated to determine the legitimacy of competing claims and recommend a resolution within 180 days.