Murang’a county government has procured tonnes of certified maize seeds for distribution to the local farmers in efforts to address food security. Governor Irungu Kang’ata said farmers inability to afford certified seeds is the main bottleneck to Kenya’s food security, thus the county government stepped in to address the concern after the locals have been…
The weekly coffee auction fetched Sh 382,480,813 after the sale of 9,736 bags of coffee. The auction attracted 16 local and international coffee buyers who bought 6,543 bags of the premier grades of AA and AB for Sh268,486,062. Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) CEO Lisper Ndung’u said coffee from Jobe Farm achieved the highest price of…
Drive carefully in Karatina following an early morning accident at the Railway crossing line along the Nairobi Nyeri highway.
With the anxiety growing over the proposed tea bonus payment, there is mixed reaction following the outcome of the analyzed financial statements for the year ended June 30th. Ngere and Imnenti tea factories in Murang’a and Meru are leading in the proposed bonus payment, after they posed Sh62 and Sh 60.30 per kilogramme respectively. Ngere…
The number of people in Myanmar who have died in the wake of Typhoon Yagi rose to more than 220, with nearly 80 others still missing, according to the military government. The storm swept through northern Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar last week, killing more than 500 people across the region, according to official figures….
The Mountain Journal Transportation of 47,900 metric tonnes of fertilisers has started with the first 16 wagons left Mombasa They arrived in Nairobi on Monday ready for the distribution to the 880,000 tea growers in the counties. KTDA Holding Chairman Enos Njeru said the 16 wagons loaded with fertilizer arrived in Nairobi, with offloading and…
Chief Justice Martha Koome has demanded that the National Police Service (NPS) to immediately reinstate the security of Justice Lawrence Mugambi. The judge’s security details was withdrawn at the weekend days after he sentenced the Acting Inspector General of Police Gilbert Masengeli to six months in prison for contempt of court. The CJ raised concerns…
Ndia member of parliament Hon George Kariuki has told “outsiders” to stop invading other counties to bring divisive politics. Speaking at the Kiburu comprehensive school in his constituency, Kariuki said that there is no way that an outsider can dictate how they can run their affairs. Kariuki was referring to a Sunday church service in…
Kirinyaga County Governor Anne Waiguru has said that the Mt. Kenya region is not short ofqualified leaders when it comes representation at the National level.She said that there are many seasoned and qualified leaders whose performance track record hasbeen tested and proven and so no there is no seat reserved for a particular person.Waiguru who…
By James WakahiuThe State has been urged to be more innovative and to thinkoutside the box in funding students in universities and otherinstitutions of higher education in the country.Dr Vincent Gaitho, Pro-chancellor at Mount Kenya University(MKU) says the government now has several sources of fundingwhich are opportunities to boost cash inflows to the HigherEducation Loans…
