By James Wakahiu Delegates from Mount Kenya University (MKU) joined other delegates Worldwide to a virtual conference organised by Talloires Network of Engaged Universities, USA. Dubbed TNLC2021, the forum began on 30th September and ended on October 3, 2021 that brought over 300 MKU staff and students to join virtually from Mwai Kibaki Convention Centre at the…
As we enter in short rain season let’s plant macadamia trees, pleads nursery operators The Mountain Journal More than two million macadamia seedlings are overgrown in fruit trees nurseries following apathy created by low prices in the market. Presently, a kilogramme of macadamia nuts is going for between Sh30 and Sh60 depending on processing factories….
The Mountain Journal By James Wakahiu Four Kenyan universities are now free to admit teachers for a compulsory re-training course after the High Court sitting in Nairobi declined to stop the scheme. Justice David Nderitu of the Employment and Labour Court declined to stop the roll-out of the programme following a petition by Mr Joseph Karanja,…
The Mountain Journal People to get water through efforts by Wairagu wa Maii The supremacy battle between Kenneth Matiba and Gikonyo Kiano left Kiharu constituency (formerly Mbiri) people thirsty, despite the water projects started in the 1970’s. The two leaders, now deceased, frustrated each other’s projects and locals had to fetch water in wells and…
