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Mwadeghu, Mruttu clash over choice of county headquarters

By RENSON MNYAMWEZI | 11yrs ago
Taita-Taveta County Governor John Mruttu presides over the ground breaking ceremony of the Taita-Taveta County Headquarters at Mgeno, Mwatate District. [PHOTO: RENSON MNYAMWEZI/STANDARD]
 Taita-Taveta County Governor John Mruttu presides over the ground breaking ceremony of the Taita-Taveta County Headquarters at Mgeno, Mwatate District. [PHOTO: RENSON MNYAMWEZI/STANDARD]

By RENSON MNYAMWEZI

Taita-Taveta, Kenya: Wundanyi MP Thomas Mwadeghu has threatened to go to court to stop the construction of the Taita-Taveta County Government Headquarters at Mgeno area in Mwatate District.

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