Farmers reap returns as NCE closes for Christmas and new year The Mountain Journal Coffee cooperatives and estates earned Sh823.4 million after they sold 23,167 bags at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) on Tuesday as the auction platform closed for Christmas and New Year festivities. The coffee auction resumes on January 2, according to…
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Gatanga ward benefits with more ECDE centres
The Mountain Journal Three more Early Childhood Education Centers have been built in Gatanga ward, to match with the increased enrollment. The facilities are Thare, Gathuthu and Umbui in Gatanga ward, Murang’a county to cater for the increased enrolment in the next year’s intake. Also constructed is a modern kitchen at Umbui nursery school where…
Kirwara hospital gets a face lift
The Mountain Journal The much awaited expansion and renovation of Kirwara Level Four hospital in Gatanga, Murang’a has been completed. The refurbished facility has a modern Casualty wing, general wards, male and female surgical wards. On Sunday, Governor Irungu Kang’ata launched the hospital and including the pediatric ward saying the improved facility will save the…
China eyes more coffee and tea exports from Kenya
The Mountain Journal team The Chinese market is eyeing an increase in Kenya’s coffee and tea production as China-Kenya Relations Cooperation seeks partnerships with key producers. Investors trooped to Murang’a County which is earmarked for the piloting programme in the trade agreement for a session with the leaders in coffee, avocado, and tea sectors. The…
Nairobi Coffee Exchange trades the highest number of bags
The Mountain Journal The Nairobi Coffee Exchange this week raised Sh708 million from the sale of 20,199 bags of coffee sourced from 877 cooperatives and estates. In the same period last year, the auction had 8985 bags of the commodity. Sale No 9, attracted 18 international buyers, where Alliance Berries Limited delivered 5,508 bags that…
RODI KENYA launches program to combat the rising crime
The Mountain Journal An NGO has partnered with primary schools working towards the realization of CBC by equipping the young with life skills to deter them from being lured into criminality. Resources Oriented Development Initiative (Rodi Kenya) initiated the multi-million shillings program following revelations that the rate at which the under 18 in custody…
Better policies will help improve services to Kenyans, says Kang’ata
The Mountain Journal Governor Irungu Kang’ata has said it was time leadership at the national and the county governments strategized on ways to improve the citizens standard of living. He said there was a need for policies that help eradicate poverty and improve the livelihoods of Kenyans as the country celebrated its 60 anniversary since…
WAIGURU ASK NATIONAL GOVERNMENT TO SELL ITS 55 PERCENT STAKE IN MWEA RICE MILLS TO FARMERS.
The Mountain Journal Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has asked the National Government to allow rice farmers to buy the Mwea Rice Mills (MRM) when it is offered for privatization. Waiguru said because farmers own 45 percent of MRM, it is only logical that they are given the first priority to buy the 55 percent national…
Relief in Kambiti residents with locals accessing piped water
The Mountain Journal Pomp and dance in Kambitii market after the much awaited water connectivity was commissioned by Murang’a Governor Irungu Kang’ata. The 30 kilometres pipeline from Kayahwe Treatment plant in Kiharu brought to an end water scarcity at the busy market centre and its surroundings. The project initiated by Murang’a Water and Sanitation Company…
Waiguru awards Intercity FC Sh1 million for being the best in soccer
The Mountain Journal Intercity FC from Tebere Ward has been crowned as the winner of the Governor Anne Waiguru’s Kshs. 1 million Grand Prize Football Tournament. Intercity FC worn the two-month long tournament in a nail-biting 3-2 penalty shoot-out at Wang’uru Stadium in Mwea constituency against Thumaita FC from Kiine ward. The team was awarded…