DP Kindiki calls for the restoration of degraded rangelands, commits to 15 billion tree drive
The Mountain Journal The Government has called for enhanced global action to restore degraded rangelands and strengthen ecosystem resilience, saying the future of livelihoods, food security and environmental stability depends on how well the world protects its natural resources. Deputy President Prof Kithure Kindiki said the government was committed in the restoring ecosystems through large-scale…
Peace Ambassadors rally youth to reclaim values and build stronger communities
Ambassador Eugene Kavune Nzabonimba addressing the forum yesterday. Photo/Courtesy. The Mountain Journal A renewed campaign to promote peace, restore family values and empower young people has been launched in Nairobi, with community leaders calling for collective action to address the social challenges facing the country.The Global Union of Peace and Development (GUPD) yesterday convened a…
MKU wins global awards in China and America
Kenyan trio beats 220,000 participants to win Huawei global ICT crown as MKU signs another partnership with Nanjing Vocational College of Information Technology (NJCIT)and Nanjing Zhongxing Xinyanda Information Technology Photo/MKU students sharing their experiences using a laptop in the campus. PHOTO: Courtesy By James Wakahiu Mount Kenya University (MKU) has achieved three major milestones on…
Murang’a convinces ECDE teachers on the four year contract
The Mountain Journal Leadership at Murang’a County Government met the ECDE teachers on the proposed salary increment based on their level of education after a week of class boycott. On Saturday, the teachers met Governor Irungu Kang’ata and his Finance and Planning Secretary CEC Prof Mwaura Kiarie for a consultative meeting on the proposed salaries…
Family in agony as search for missing Kenya Forest Service Legal Manager enters fifth day
A family in Juja, Kiambu County, is appealing for public assistance to help trace their kin whomysteriously disappeared five days ago, leaving relatives gripped by anxiety and uncertaintyover her whereabouts.Esther Wairimu Keige, who serves as the Manager, Legal Services at the Kenya Forest Service(KFS), was last seen in Juja Town on the day she vanished…
Mastermind of substandard liquor fined Sh 9.2 million by a Kenol court
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke A Kenol court handed an investor behind the manufacture of sub standard liquor to four years in prison or pay a fine of Sh 9.2 million. The court handed Dennis Mururi Kamande the sentence after he was found guilty of multiple offences related to the illegal manufacture and possession of alcoholic…
Leaders rally for unity, warn against ethnic politics ahead of 2027 polls
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Political leaders from across Kenya’s divide have called on citizens to reject leaders who exploit ethnicity and division for political gain, warning that the country must not repeat the painful mistakes of the past as it heads toward the 2027 General Election. The appeal was made during the funeral service of…
TBK defends the tea levy amid farmers’ protests on the accumulation of the made tea in the warehouses
The Mountain Journal The pressure mounted on the Tea Board of Kenya (TBK) over the return of the unsold teas in the warehouses, and forced them to explain to the stakeholders to avoid resistance. TBK stated that 50 percent of the tea levy will be allocated to price stabilisation, 15 percent on maintenance of feeder…
County Government pleads with the ECDE tutors to sign the four-year contract
The Mountain Journal Murang’a County Government affirms that ECDE tutors in the four-year contract will receive annual salary increments of between Sh 4,000 and Sh 10,000, depending on their level of education. The County Secretary, Dr Newton Mwangi insisted that starting this July 2026, the salary increment will be effected once the county budget is…
World Cup misfortune as Africa ref rejected in the US
The Mountain Journal Omar Artan, the Somali referee prevented from officiating at the World Cup, will take charge of the Super Cup in August, UEFA has announced. Artan found himself at the centre of controversy after being denied entry to the US, with the FIFA president, Gianni Infantino, suggesting he was powerless to overrule Donald Trump’s administration. Somalia…
