Farmers celebrates best coffee prices, as peak season comes to an ends
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The coffee growers across the Mt Kenya region have registered better payment for the year 2025/2026, compared to three years ago. In the counties of Murang’a, Nyeri, Kirinyaga and Embu, the cooperative societies have reported a turnaround in fortunes as societies that posted better prices are New Ngariama society through Kamwangi…
Kenyans eye the Chinese market
The Mountain Journal A high-level symposium themed “Zero Tariffs, Infinite Opportunities” was held at the Chinese Embassy in Nairobi, on Monday that brought together key stakeholders from both the public and private sectors to deepen trade and investment cooperation between Kenya and China. The high level discussions was centered on strengthening bilateral trade ties and…
Kirinyaga: Farmers nets Sh 7.4 billion in coffee payout in the year 2025/2026
The Mountain Journal Coffee farmers in Kirinyaga County are celebrating a historic windfall after earnings hit a recordSh 7.4 billion, marking one of the highest coffee payouts ever recorded in the county.The latest payments ranged between Sh 104 and Sh 157.40 per kilogram of cherry, with animpressive average of Sh 139 per kilogram, underscoring a…
Matiang’i regrets the returns of goons
The Mountain Journal Jubilee Party Deputy Leader Dr Fred Matiang’i has called on citizens to embrace political tolerance and condemned the government for allowing goonism in the country and barring its political rivals from holding their meetings in certain parts of the country. Matiang’i regretted that 62 years after the country attained independence, citizens appear…
Macadamia processors on notice to buy all the nuts from the farmers at Sh 100 per kilogramme, warns Mutahi Kagwe
The Mountain Journal Agriculture and Livestock Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe warned macadamia processors companies against failure to buy all locally produced nuts failure which will open a window for the export of the inshell. He ordered the processors must buy the commodity at the government-set minimum price of Sh100 per kilo to enable the farmers…
Ruto concluded his Murang’a tour pointing he would not kneel down to any one
The Mountain Journal President William Ruto has castigated political leaders who want to act as gatekeepers for the political direction Central Kenya will take in the next election. The President said he is working for all Kenyans who gave him a popular mandate in 2022 polls, and not a tiny and corrupt political cartel in…
Celebrations rock Murang’a over the construction of the state-of-the-art markets
The Mountain Journal The construction of major markets in Kandara and Kigumo in Murang’a has been described as a milestone designed to uplift the status of the traders, ending the era of operating along the roadside. The traders said they expect to occupy the facilities as soon as possible to end the challenges they have…
Mount Kigali University, JKUAT signkey academic collaboration agreement
Photo/Prof. Victoria Wambui Ngumi, Vice Chancellor JKUAT (left) and Dr Martin Kimemia, Vice Chancellor of Mount Kigali University, display a document after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on academic collaboration on April 21, 2026. PHOTO: COURTESY By James Wakahiu Mount Kigali University (MKU), Rwanda, and Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT)…
Murang’a leads in the innovation of the digital systems to enhance revenue collection
The Mountain Journal The Murang’a County Government has taken a lead in rolling out a digital system dubbed ‘MyMurang’a AA’ designed to assist residents acquire comprehensive services, through their mobile phones. Governor Irungu Kang’ata launched the digital system saying it will assist in collection of revenue to champion implementation of the development projects across the…
Iran reopens Strait of Hormuz
President Donald Trump said Iran committed to never closing the strait again, though a US blockade remains in place while negotiators work toward a deal ending the war. Oil prices have plummeted after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz would be “completely open” to commercial ships for the remainder of the ceasefire. The cost of…
