Agroecology farming connects farmers with schools
More than 30 learning institutions will be supplied next year with organic foods sourced from farmers in their backyards in Murang’a county. The estimated 215,000 learners in 19 wards will be served with healthy foods grown by farmers through the partnership between the Murang’a County Government, Participatory Ecological Land Use Management (PELUM), and Rockefeller Foundation….
Murang’a expands two major hospitals eying at better services
The Mountain Journal Murang’a County Government has made a stride in unveiling major projects in its two hospitals geared at improving access to healthcare. At Murang’a level five and Kandara sub county hospitals the undertaken development has increased capacity and introduced modern medical equipment and technology to meet rising demand for health services. Opening the…
We will keep honouring Kibaki’s dream of a prosperous, peaceful nation, DP Kindiki Says
The Mountain Journal Deputy President Kithure Kindiki says the government is honouring the dreams and hopes of Kenya’s third President Mwai Kibaki through implementation of an all-inclusive transformational agenda without retrogressive politics. The DP said the late President, who hailed from Othaya in Nyeri County, captured the nation’s hopes and aspirations through his radical economic…
Ndindi hits the government for failing to end the university lecturers’ strike
The Mountain Journal People’s Party of Kenya Party (PPK) leader Ndindi Nyoro scoffed at the government over the proposal to offer free university education, when it has failed to resolve the ongoing lecturers’ strike. The Kiharu MP accused the state of failure to honour the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) signed by the university lecturers. Speaking…
Relief to tea factories after suspension of the tea levy
The Mountain Journal The contentious tea levy has been suspended by the High Court after a petitioner moved to court six months after it was implemented. The levy charged at Sh 2.28 per kg of made tea or 0.8 percent on the value of the auction or direct sale, implemented by the Tea Board of…
Coffee farmers back on farms applying inputs targeting better yields ahead of rains
The Mountain Journal Thousands of coffee farmers are back on their farms attending to their crops as they apply fertilisers, eyeing increased production in the year 2026/2027. In most of the coffee-growing counties, only a few farmers have embraced soil testing to assist in the determination of the fertilizers suitable for application based on the…
Kenya tea farmers expect to reap better prices in the electioneering year
The Mountain Journal Kenya’s premium tea is poised for high prices next year as the buyers flood searching for the teas at the Mombasa Tea Auction and factories.. The volumes of tea made at the auction are reduced owing to the emerging aspects related to the climatic change, pruning of the tea bushes, with the…
Kanja supports Nanyuki Police FC
The Mountain Journal The elevation of the Nanyuki Police FC to the Central Regional League has excited the fans in Laikipia County, prompting them to raise money to facilitate travel and logistics during the season’s matches. The football fans gathered on Saturday to celebrate the elevation of their homegrown team to the regional league, with…
We are proud of our efforts that restored peace and security in Laikipia County-DP Kindiki
The Mountain Journal Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has said relentless efforts by the government has ensured lasting peace in Laikipia County enabling residents to continue with their lives undisrupted over the last four years. The government, he said, has paid closer attention to the area and invested more resources to restore peace in the County…
The weekly coffee auction nets Sh 879 million
The Mountain Journal The coffee market generated Sh 879,680,801 after the sale of 17,442 bags of coffee across various grades, as two brokers New KPCU and Alliance Berries Limited, presented 45 percent of the total. The price reflected an increase compared to last week’s Sh 692.5 million after the sale of 14,975 bags. A report…
