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Friday, December 17, 2021

Jubilee Party's Donald Fundi wins Mahoo ward by-election

Eric December 17, 2021 0

Jubilee Party candidate Donald Fundi has emerged victorious in the just concluded Mahoo Ward by-election.

Fundi garnered 1,609 votes beating his closet challenger Daniel Kimuyu of United Democratic Alliance (UDA) who got 1,358 votes.

Tujibebe Wakenya Party candidate, Samuel Obwoge, came a distance third with 89 votes

"I will be Mahoo ward representative for a very short time considering we will be going the General Election in August next year. Within that period, my focus will be to unite the electorate," Fundi said shortly after he was declared the winner by Taveta returning officer Abdul Jamada,

He will succeed former area MCA Ronald Sagurai, who passed on four months ago.

At the same time United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party candidate Simon Kiambi emerged victorious in the Kiagu Ward by-election conducted on Thursday.

Kiambi trounced his competitors by garnering 2,240 votes in a tight race that saw his rival Milton Mwenda of Chama Cha Kazi get 1,823 votes to emerge second.

Deputy President William Ruto while congratulating the two UDA candidates in the by-elections said the results imply that party is making inroads nationally.

“The People of Kiagu and Mahoo wards in Meru and Taita Taveta counties have given the economic agenda of the Hustler Nation a big thumbs up. Congratulations Hon Simon Kiambi for winning in Kiagu and Daniel Kimuyu for coming second in Mahoo,” Ruto wrote.

“The Hustler Nation is strong. The bottom-up economic model is gaining ground.”

COVID-19: Taita Taveta County scales down operations

Taita Taveta

Eric August 05, 2021 0

Taita Taveta County Government had scaled down operations following a surge in coronavirus infections in the county.

The county is among those listed by the Ministry of Health as a hotspot for the Delta variant.

Speaking in Mwatate Governor Granton Samboja raised concerns over the increasing number of infections in the county saying it's worrying.

"Covid-19 cases are soaring in this county and I urge all residents to adhere to the laid regulations," he said.

Among measures undertaken include down scaling of activities in the county offices for the next 14 days

Taita Taveta County has so far registered 1,246 cases of coronavirus.

Two people die in Taita chopper crash

Taita Taveta

Eric June 01, 2021 0

A plane that crashed in Mwalashi village, Vuria Hill, in Taita Taveta County on Monday claimed two lives.

Initial reports indicated that the light aircraft C172 Caravan Reg No. 5Y CFE that was being operated by Flying Training Centre (FTC) took off from Wilson Airport in Nairobi on Monday at 1830hrs en route to Mombasa and it crashed at around 1930hrs.

According to the County Police Commander Patrick Okeri, the accident occurred at a rocky section of the towering cliff of the iconic Vuria hill

close to some traditional caves.

The scene of the wreckage was sealed off by police officers and emergency responders from Kenya Red Cross. The area chief was also present.

Okeri said, “We found two bodies, but the search is going on to find out if there could have been others that might have been thrown out by the impact."

At the scene, Two staff badges belonging to a Dr. Athman Lugogo of the Makueni County Referral Hospital and Esther Kamande of the Kenya Airports Authority were found.

Taita Taveta's nominated MCA Mwangoji dies

Taita Taveta

Eric April 26, 2021 0

Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party nominated MCA in Taita Taveta County Assembly Joyce Mwangoji has died.

According to the County Assembly Speaker Meshack Maganga, the MCA who doubled up as the deputy majority leader died on Sunday while being rushed to hospital.

"She told me she was under medication and did not complain that it was serious,” said Maganga.

She becomes the third female MCA to die in office in a span of two.

In December 2019 the assembly lost nominated MCA Anastacia Wakesho who died after battling breast cancer.

In March last year, the assembly lost Beatrice Mwambili, the only female elected MCA. She succumbed to gallbladder cancer.

Ms Mwambili was the MCA of Wundanyi/Mbale ward.

Manyani prisoners battle warders following inmate’s death

Taita Taveta

Eric January 08, 2021 0

Chaos erupted at the Manyani Maximum Security Prison between prisons officers and inmates on Friday morning following the death of an inmate in mysterious circumstances.

There was conflicting information about the death, with inmates at one of the largest correctional facilities in the country claiming their colleague died of torture, claims the authorities have denied.

The inmates alleged their colleague was a victim of torture that has been going on in the facility unabated.

Taita Taveta County Prisons Commander Bison Madegwa confirmed the death but denied claims the inmate was tortured to death.

DCI arrests Internet fraud suspect

Taita Taveta

Eric October 19, 2020 0

Detectives in Wundanyi , Taita Taveta county, have arrested Archibald Kalela Mwandawiro on allegations of money laundering and Internet fraud.

He was arrested at his home in Mlondo village on Sunday evening.

The detectives found advanced communications equipment including 512 sim cards, 25 modems, an electric inverter, internet routers, a Global Systems for mobile Communications (GSM), a laptop and a mobile handset.