Taita Taveta authorities seek protection to collect tax at Mtito

Taita Taveta Governor Andrew Mwadime. Taita Taveta claims Mtito Andei and Mackinnon Road townships and seeks to collect taxes there. [Robert Menza, Standard]

The Taita Taveta county government has moved to the High Court in Mombasa to seek police assistance to secure lives and property of traders at the disputed Mtito-Andei township on the Nairobi-Mombasa highway.

Dozens of traders from Taita Taveta operating in the town had closed shops over what they claimed as an insecure environment to conduct business.