The Mountain Journal Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) today generated Sh 625,452,069.22 after the sale of 19,031 bags of coffee. The payment realised during the weekly auction reflected an increase from the previous where the farmers got Sh 343.3 million following the sale of 10,737 bags of the commodity. In the sale, marketing agents presented 9,156…
2 hours ago By James FitzGerald, BBC News, London Share BBC Millions of people across the UK are readying themselves to vote in Thursday’s general election, as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak battles to keep opposition leader Sir Keir Starmer out of 10 Downing Street. Mr Sunak’s Conservatives and Sir Keir’s Labour Party have spent the final…
PHULRAI MUGHAL GARHI, India, July 3 (Reuters) – The death toll from a stampede at a Hindu religious congregation in northern India has risen to 121, authorities said on Wednesday, while a police report said the number of people present at the function was more than triple the permitted capacity. The stampede on Tuesday was at Phulrai…
By Kayla Epstein, BBC News Share Reuters President Joe Biden has blamed his poor debate performance last week on jet lag, telling reporters that he “wasn’t very smart” for “travelling around the world a couple of times” before the debate. “I didn’t listen to my staff… and then I nearly fell asleep on stage,” he said….
The Mountain Journal Murang’a county government in the financial year 2023/2024 collected Sh 1,116,610,604.14 above the projected figure of Sh1,115,000,000. Governor Irungu Kang’ata in the year ended June 30, had budgeted to collect own source revenue of Ksh 1,115,000,000 instead made a surplus of Sh1,610,604.14. Kang’ata said the surplus followed dedication by the revenue collectors,…
The Mountain Journal There is a need for the government to rescind its decision to construct affordable houses on public land. Kiharu based politician Karanja Mburu Wamatangi said there was a need to initiate the housing programme on people’s land, as the government lower the taxation on the building materials as a way to provide…
