The remaining 5,876 km2 consists of small scale farms, ranches, sisal estates, water bodies (such as Lakes Chala and Jipe in Taveta and Mzima springs), and the hilltop forests.

Within these beautiful indigenous forests, bubbles of clean water flow to the lowland areas catering for both human economic activities and wildlife.

Tsavo National Park covers approximately two-thirds of the land area of Taita-Taveta county, growth in human population causes conflict with wildlife.

[10] The Kenya Population and Housing Census of August 2019 found that the number of people in Taita-Taveta County was 340,671[5] representing an increase of 207.6% in fifty years.

A television news report broadcast in September 2018 revealed that only ten out of more than 1,500 claims for compensation in the county had been paid out in the previous five years.

[11] Lake Jipe, Lake Chala, Kasigau Mountain,[12] Taita Hills, Shomoto Hill, Aruba Dam,[13] Mudanda Rock,[14] Yatta Plateau,[15] Lugard Falls,[16] Tsavo National Reserve, Shetani Lava Flow,[17] Mzima Springs.