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CONSULTANT FOR CONCEPT NOTE DEVELOPMENT REFUGEES ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT

Reliefweb 29 Oct 2021
MESPT is also implementing Danida Market Development Partnership Program (2020 to 2026) whose objective is to spur job creation by enhancing the competitiveness of the banana subsector in Taita Taveta county ... Furthermore, the project supports Counties in testing and surveillance and enforcement of Sanitary and Phyto Sanitary regulations.
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No More Births in the Dark as Clinics Get Solar Power

All Africa 19 Oct 2021
When Jacinta Malemba, a clinical officer in charge of Ndilidau Dispensary in Taita Taveta County was executing her duties sometime last year, the night sky had almost no illumination ....
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Taita Taveta County: Drought Early Warning Bulletin for September 2021

Reliefweb 13 Oct 2021
▪ The County received light rains that were normal compared to long term average and mainly reported in the highlands. ▪ The county vegetation greenness condition was above the normal range (VCI-1Month; 61.84) and according ...
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Baseline Evaluation for Integrated Food Security and Livelihoods project, Taita Taveta

Reliefweb 08 Oct 2021
Taita Taveta County, Taveta sub county – Kenya ... Climate change and variability remains a threat to sustainable development in Taita Taveta County especially Taveta Sub-County as it is a mixed agriculture zone with both crops and livestock production ... county) by August 2023.
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Kenya: Taita Taveta County growers take to potato farming

Fresh Plaza 04 Oct 2021
Before the directive by the National Exchequer, just 500 farmers in the entire Taita Taveta County grew potatoes, on a small scale. Now, barely three months after the directive, the county boasts 3,800 potato farmers spread ...
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Over 2m Kenyans facing acute hunger due to drought

China Daily 30 Sep 2021
The organization attributed the biting drought to the poor rainfall and low crop production ... "Livestock are dying and men, women and children are going hungry and thirsty ... Lamu, Turkana, Isiolo, Marsabit, Samburu, Garissa, Wajir, Tana River, Kilifi and Taita Taveta counties received as little as 26 percent of normal rainfall ... .
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Over 2 million Kenyans face acute hunger due to drought in Kenya, warns IRC

Reliefweb 28 Sep 2021
"Lamu Turkana, Marsabit, Samburu, Isiolo, Wajir, Garissa, Tana River, Kilifi and Taita Taveta counties received amounts that were as little as 26% of normal rainfall. Turkana and Garissa are both refugee-hosting counties which put the already vulnerable refugee population at further risk given planned closure of the camps in May 2022.
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Myth About Diaper Disposal Raises Risk to Environment in Taita Taveta

All Africa 21 Sep 2021
The improper disposal of diapers in Taita Taveta County has been named as a serious health hazard ....
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Director Strategic Information, Research and Evaluation

Reliefweb 08 Sep 2021
CIHEB-Kenya is collaborating with the county governments of Mombasa, Kilifi, Kwale, Taita Taveta, Machakos, Makueni, Kitui, Nairobi, Kisumu and Migori to support the implementation and expansion of high quality, sustainable and comprehensive HIV prevention, care and treatment ...
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Dik-dik numbers in Taita Hills pushed to near extinction

The Independent 02 Sep 2021
Dik-dik antelope numbers at the 28,000 acre Taita Hills Sanctuary, located about 136 miles from Kenya's coastal town of Mombasa, have been decreasing steadily leaving conservationists worried that they could be pushed to extinction ... 1,958 arrests made in the same period with 776 being in the Taita Taveta County where the Sanctuary is located.
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Kenya: Kws Officers Kill Elephant to Rescue Passengers After Road Crash

All Africa 01 Sep 2021
An adult elephant has died in Manga, Voi, Taita Taveta County, after it was hit by a vehicle on the Nairobi-Mombasa highway ....
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Kenya: Dengue Fever Outbreak - Operation Update Report DREF n° MDRKE048

Reliefweb 31 Aug 2021
No deaths have been reported so far within the two counties. As of 20th August, the updated line list in Mombasa County shows cumulative cases of 1,2101 – Mvita leading with 287 cases, Likoni 221, Jomvu 210, Changamwe 199, Nyali 163, Kisauni 112, and 18 cases from other regional Counties of Kilifi, Lamu, Tana River, and Taita Taveta.
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Shortage of Drugs Hit Taita Taveta Public Hospitals

All Africa 30 Aug 2021
Public hospitals in Taita Taveta County are grappling with shortage of essential drugs, forcing residents to buy them from private pharmacies ....
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Kenya: Taita Taveta to Pay Tech Firm Sh2.5m for Breach of Contract

All Africa 27 Aug 2021
Taita Taveta County will have to pay a tech company Sh2 million for design work done in relation to the laying of ICT infrastructure ....
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