The Mountain Journal Kirinyaga County Government has distributed 254,000 fish fingerlings to farmers to boost fish production in the wake of increased consumption in Mt. Kenya region. The fingerlings that were given out to 254 farmers, each of them receiving 1,000 are part of the county’s elaborate plan to empower farmers to undertake…
BY JAMES WAKAHIU Mount Kenya University has launched a memoir titled “Mountain Meets Land of 1,000 Hills” at an event held at their Kicukiro Campus, Kigali. The memoir tells the history of the university’s entry into Rwanda and its successes so far. Mountain Meets Land of a Thousand Hills is a step-by-step account of Mount Kenya…
The Mountain Journal Thousands of residents in the expansive South Ngariama land in Mwea Constituency, Kirinyaga County are set to be issued with title deeds as the Ministry of Lands kicks off the adjudication process. This follows a court order issued by Justice John Mutungi sitting at Kerugoya Environment and Lands Court directing the…
The Mountain Journal It is a relief to hundreds of parents in Kigumo after they got Sh25 million to support the education of their 6,000 children. The kitty launched by Kigumo MP Joseph Munyoro was released when the parents and guardians are facing challenges following the harsh conditions. In the unique disbursement programme, 25 form one students from the…
The Mountain Journal Murang’a County Government has allocated Sh1.4 million to support education of orphaned children. Governor Irungu Kang’ata said he has been touched by the plight of the 145 orphaned children allocated the resources. The Sh10,000 to each will support enrolling in form one this year. Speaking when he disbursed the allocation in a…
The Mountain Journal Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has said that there will be no turning back on cracking down on liquor outlets operating in the county without license. The governor who emphasized that the crackdown that started a week ago will go on until all operators are compliant, noted that there have been…
The Mountain Journal More than 450 crates of counterfeit liquor have been impounded in Murang’a county in the last one week leading to revocation of licenses to some of the outlets. In the crackdown coordinated by County Commissioner Karuku Ngumo and Police Commander Ali Nuno is focused on the brands that have flooded the market…
The Mountain Journal There was celebration at Murang’a Water and Sanitation Company during the flagging off a sponsorship programme for the six students joining secondary schools. Muwasco Managing Director Eng Daniel Ng’ang’a sending the six to various secondary schools said the Muwasco Masomo Scholarship programme has been operational for years supporting education of the learners…
The Mountain Journal A Murang’a court has nullified two nomination positions at the local county assembly after UDA supporters lodged a protest. The court declared the nomination of MCAs Priscilla Njeri and Njiri Julian in the special seats in the gender top up category list as null and void. In the judgment by Senior Resident…
The Mountain Journal More than 700 students joining form one will benefit with a Sh6 million bursary kitty from Kiharu NG-CDF to facilitate their registration. The kitty launched by Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro will facilitate learners joining national and extra-county secondary schools who have been listed the best cream. Speaking during the disbursement of…
