Governor Mruttu wants Taita, Taveta to get more children

Taita-Taveta  County Governor John Mruttu.on Monday,020th April,2015. He said the construction of the Mwatate-Taveta road  being implemented by the Kenya National Highway Authority and funded by African Development Bank and the National Government as part of the multinational Arusha-Voi road , is expected to boost tourism and enhance economic growth once completed. [PHOTO/MAARUFU MOHAMED/STANDARD]     

Governor John Mruttu now wants his electorate to give more births so as to boost their political bargaining power and make the national government allocate more money to the county.

Mr Mruttu said the current low allocations to the county were directly linked to its small and low population growth.