Kirinyaga County Government starts South Ngariama land titling process By The Mountain Journal team The County Government of Kirinyaga has started document verification exercise for South Ngariama land. The 17,000 acre land is expected to benefit about 8,200 Kirinyaga residents. The County Executive Committee member for lands, Samuel Kanjobe has said that the verification…
By The Mountain Journal Crew Mount Kenya University (MKU) recently joined the world in marking International Day of Sports for Peace and Development in an African region webinar. The online meeting was organised by MKU’s Unesco chair for Digital Education, Interdisciplinary Teaching and Sustainable Development in collaboration with Kenya National Commission for Unesco, The…
By The Mountain Journal Crew Mount Kenya University (MKU) has tipped all its undergraduate students studying across all campuses in Kenya to seek scholarship opportunities strictly meant to cover tuition fees. Scholarships valued at Sh5 million are on offer. The scholarship offer opened in mid-February this year and is due to close on April 26,…
By The Mountain Journal ceo@themountainjournal.co.ke The newly elected tea factory directors will take over the management of the tea sector in Murang’a this week. The move to take over the management of Gacharage,Ngeere, Nduti, Makomboki, Njunu, Ikumbi, Githambo, Kanyenya ini, and Gatunguru, and Nduti factories follow the directors’ recognition by the Registrar of Companies. In…
Wairugu comes to the rescue of dairy farmers By The Mountain Journal Crew Kirinyaga County Government will spend Sh58 million to support dairy farmers in the county during the current financial year. The support will go towards the purchase of milk processing equipment, power backup generators, a milk tanker and supporting Artificial Insemination (AI) services….
By The Mountain Journal Crew Mission to scout for the next Murang’a Governor has received a boost with youth leaders endorsing MP Maitu Sabina Chege for the position. In a letter to the MP 350 students from Gatanga, Kandara, Kigumo, Maragua, Kiharu, Kangema, and Mathioya informing her of their position regarding the best candidate for…
ceo@themountainjournal.co.ke Nanyuki Water and Sewerage Company (Nawasco) will partner with plot selling firms in the development of water and sewerage infrastructure. Already, the water company is implementing connecting Taji and Livian Estates to the sewer line through a partnership with Unison Sacco Limited and the committee. The areas targeted to be connected with the sewer…
Munya efforts yield fruits to reform the tea sector ceo@themountainjournal.co.ke The reforms instituted by the government in the tea sector have gained momentum as Murang’a farmers have embraced the change. In all the nine factories, a new set of directors have been elected following the introduction of the Tea Regulations Act of 2020 that was…
By The Mountain Journal Mt Kenya university is the fourth best university with many foreign students after the University of Nairobi, Strathmore, and USIU. MKU has 560 students contributing n to 9.02 percent of the student population following research conducted on where the majority of the foreign students are found. The UON has 1,300 students,…
Between months of December and March residents in parts of Laikipia East and Lakipia North constituencies complain of reduced water levels in their rivers following massive abstraction upstream. Gakue stream in Kalalu has been a livelihood to many of the residents until 20 years ago when the flow was affected after commercial farms sprung up…
