Taveta is the name of a tribe found in Kenya. It is also the name of the principal town in the land of the Taveta people and the name of the surrounding subdistrict of Kenya.
The Taveta tribe is one of the Bantu tribes found in Southern Kenya in the Taita Taveta County. The people are sometimes referred to as the 'Wataveta', which is the plural name of the people in their own language, Kitaveta. It has been argued that the Taveta population is commingled with other tribes, notably the Taita, Pare, Chagga, Kamba and Maasai. In addition, the inhabitants reveal migration occurred back and forth throughout the history of these groups, and the Taveta people should be viewed as a part of the bigger population inhabiting the entire Kilimanjaro Corridor. Because of their frequent contact with other tribes, most Tavetans are fluent in (Ki)Swahili as a second language and may also acquire some English or other local languages. The Tavetans are subdivided into five clans, namely Warutu, Wanene, Wazirai, Wasuya, and Wandigiri.
The Wataveta inhabit mainly the lands between Tsavo National Park and the Tanzania border, up to the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro. Many Tavetans are occupied by commercial and subsistence farming, with the main cash crop being bananas and cotton, sugarcane, exotic and tropical fruits especially mangoes, avocados and many horticultural produce. Some work the local sisal plantations, and a few take advantage of special local commercial activities like transport or cross-border trade.