Taita Taveta Governor, MPs reject sub-division of landTaita Taveta Governor Granton Samboja. Local leaders have rejected the subdivision and change of user of the vast Voi Sisal Plantations Limited.According to signed land documents, copies of the said papers are in our possession, the change of user from agricultural to commercial was issued by the Voi Land Control Board on March 13, 2019. Voi Point then used the land as collateral to take a Sh4.8 billion loan from a bank. Yesterday, Governor Granton Samboja and MPs Danson Mwashako (Wundanyi), Andrew Mwadime (Mwatate), Jones Mlolwa (Voi) and several MCAs said the county leadership was not involved in the transfer and subdivision of the disputed land. “The county government’s role only applies to approvals for subdivisions and change or extension of lease of user on both leasehold and freeholds land.

Source: Standard Digital April 15, 2019 21:45 UTC