The Mountain Journal The Tea Board of Kenya (TBK) has moved a step further pleading with the farmers to focus on quality rather than quantity to enjoy higher bonuses. The TBK has started a campaign in tea growing areas, encouraging the farmers and smallholder farmers to prioritise picking quality tea leaves to increase their earnings….
The Mountain Journal Karatina University has been closed following students demonstrations in the Gitunduri area. The university senate in a special meeting ordered the immediate closure and suspended the first Semester of 2024/2025 Academic Year activities following students demonstrations outside the University in Gitunduti and One Kilometer area. “ This is therefore to announce the…
The Mountain Journal The Coffee weekly auction raised Sh566.3 million after the sale of 13,937 bags of coffee. Tuesday’s market marked the last coffee auction for the coffee year 2023/2024 comes as we are looking ahead to usher in the new year on 2024/2025 on October 1. The weekly sales reflected an increase from the…
The Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) has directed the coffee cooperatives and estates to be linked with Direct Settlement Systems (DSS) to help streamline the payment procedures. According to NCE, the DSS will list down all the service providers and access details of the coffee reports from the auction after the weekly sales. “By joining the platform, the…
The Mountain Journal The pressure mounted by tea growers at Githambo tea factory in Murang’a has forced its three directors to tender their resignation. Led by their chairman Joseph Karanu, the directors Stanley Wagura, and Ms Winnie Njoki bowed to the pressure that started a week ago after the growers expressed their dissatisfaction with the…
The Mountain Journal Tana River Senator Danson Mungatana has filed a notice to motion against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua a move that has increased political anxiety in Kenya Kwanza Government. In the notice filed in the Senate, Mungatana alleges, Gachagua conducts himself in a manner that does not befit a Deputy President. The censure comes…
BY DPCS Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has asked tea factories to hasten process of shifting their investment towards production of Orthodox tea due to its high demand globally. Stating that the Orthodox tea has capacity to unlock growth and profits of the small scale farmers, Mr Gachagua urged the Kenya Tea Development Agency- managed factories…
The Mountain Journal A member of Kiambu county assembly perished this morning after his vehicle rammed into a stationed truck on the Thika super highway.  Ezra Kibugi Kihara, a nominated MCA died near mang’u high school. Governor Kikani Wamatangi confirmed the incident as the body was moved to Montezuma Monalisa Funeral Home in Kabati, Murang’a….
The Mountain Journal There was celebrations in Murang’a after the 118 university students who had lost hope in continuing with education got support. Murang’a Budget and Economic Council chaired by Dr Peter Munga gave hope to the learners after it launched a Sh5 million scholarship kitty. The council contributed the kitty to supplement efforts by…
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has called on political leaders to shun politics and focus on service delivery instead. At the same time, Mr Gachagua told off his critics and said he will continue working with all leaders irrespective of political parties affiliation or region in pursuit of development. Asking the people of Mt Kenya to…
