The Mountain Journal Fight for 6,600 acres of land between Murang’a County Government and Kandara Residents Association has escalated, leading to alleged incitement to the members to destroy construction materials at Makeji. As the fight trained on to stop the county government from constructing Kenneth Matiba Level Five Hospital on 1,400 acres of land,…
The Mountain JournalKirinyaga farmers who were supported by Governor Anne Waiguru to engage incommercial bee keeping have started reaping big from the venture with one of thegroups already selling its produce to Israel.For Kanjikomu Self Help Group, bee keeping is turning out to be a gold mine that hasseen its 24 members reap fortune as…
The Mountain Journal Residents of Murang’a will petition the government to include vervet monkeys in the list of wild animals whose destruction will be compensated. The urge to have monkeys listed as destructive animals has attracted petitioners from Gatanga sub county where farmers have lost their food and cash crops to the marauding animals….
By James Wakahiu Urithi Housing Cooperative Society Limited has issued 86 title deeds to members of its flagship Panorama Gardens gated community project located in Thika as efforts to revive stalled projects take shape. The 86 are part of 200 title deeds that are currently being processed by the society through the Ministry of Lands, Urithi chairman, Samuel…
The Mountain Journal Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has asked people living with disabilities (PwD) toenroll for the government social assistance programmes so as to fully benefit from theinitiatives. Waiguru stressed the need of having PwDs registered with the National Council forPersons with Disabilities and the Inua Jamii programme so that the government hasaccurate data to guide…
By James Wakahiu Mount Kigali University, a scion of Mount Kenya University, has received the instruments of power in Rwanda. The university was previously a campus of Mount Kenya University, established in 2010. On April 20 this year, after an elaborate process that lasted more than five years, it was granted full accreditation to…
The Mountain Journal The National Assembly Committee on Housing has highly rated Kirinyaga County for speedy implementation of an affordable housing project in Kerugoya Town. The committee that was on a fact-finding mission observed that in a record time of less than three months, the ongoing construction of the first 100 units was…
The Mountain Journal Concerns have been raised over stalled development projects countrywide due to lack of the implementing agencies conducting effective public participation forums. The Parliamentary Housing and Public Works Committee has underscored the need for those concerns to be conducting the public participation forums involving every body. The committee led by Emurua Dikirr MP…
The Mountain Journal A delegation from Vihiga county toured Murang’a County to learn more on the implementation of agro ecological farming practices in efforts to address food security and environmental conservation. The delegation led by county agriculture CEC Mr Nicholas Kitungulu toured farms in Kangema, Kiharu, Kigumo and Gatanga where farmers have adopted the…
By James Wakahiu Mount Kenya University (MKU) has inked a crucial collaboration agreement with Namibia’s International University of Management whose main campus is based in Windhoek. The signing ceremony held at MKU’s Mwai Kibaki Convention Centre in Thika town on Wednesday was graced by the Vice President of the Republic of Namibia, Dr Nangolo Mbumba….
