As a rapidly growing town, Voi faces the same problems that contribute towards the growth of slums in bigger cities such as Nairobi and Mombasa. Speaking of slums, few people know that there exists one right in the centre…
Following the resumption of passenger transport services between Nairobi and Mombasa on 7th June, a post appeared on a popular Facebook page in Taita Taveta saying that arrivals at Voi bus park were being taken into quarantine. The…
Kenyans are a happy lot after President Uhuru Kenyatta lived up to expectations that he removes restrictions imposed to control the spread of Covid19. Society has a chance to rebuild but the easing of restrictions presents mixed fortunes for…
Though employed, teachers working for private schools in Taita Taveta county are living in hard times because many have not received salaries since schools were closed in March due to the ongoing Covid19 pandemic. Teachers employed by Boards…
The death of three people in a horrible motorcycle accident just outside Voi inspired this article. The incident is among a spate of fatal motorcycle accidents in and around Voi and which call for alertness among boda boda operators….
The production of charcoal is blamed for deforestation across Kenya. Dry land areas, including those of Taita Taveta county, are hard hit by charcoal production because the inhabitants lack other means of income. Charcoal production is banned in…
Andrew Kachila and his friends ponder about the massive amounts of sand deposited in their village farms. They are unemployed youth who could deploy their untapped energies into solving the problem of sand deposits. The farms and the…
There is much talk of election politics in the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) report launched on 26th November 2019, but the report contains radical suggestions for Kenya to modernize and avert social and economic catastrophe. The report was…
Taita Taveta County made national news when Governor Granton Samboja’s ordered crackdown on the sale of muguka. “I have ordered for revocation of licenses of businesses selling the plant with immediate effect. Those who waste time chewing muguka should…
James Mwema, a cereals trader at Voi’s Lower Market, decries the worsening economic conditions. “Two years ago I could make sales of Shs15,000 in a day,” he recalls. Today, he considers himself lucky if he gets Shs 5,000 in…
The allure of betting is driven by the possibility of raking big profits from a small stake. Easy access to betting websites through the mobile phone has made betting very popular across the world, including here in Kenya. In…
It is hard to say how many mobile loan providers are in Kenya because there is no single database on that subject. A quick search on Google PlayStore shows there are literally hundreds of mobile loan providers. The most…
Despite it being termed as an illegal sun stance, a surprising number of people seem to be regular users of marijuana (bhang), encouraged by mass media and its legalization in other countries. From observation, I dare say that bhang…
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