Mununga tea factory led in the weekly auction

The Mountain Journal Kirinyaga based Mununga tea factory registered the highest achieved tea price at the auction market last week with a kilogramme trading at Sh471.90.  In the weekly auction, the best performing factories were Imenti(Sh466.70),Kiegoi Sh462.80, Kagwe Sh453.70.  Others that achieved the highest price at the Mombasa auction were RukiririSh452.20,Kionyo Sh 444.60, Makomboki Sh…

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EPRA:Pump prices remain unchanged

Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) will not effect any change in pump price this month. In the month, the cost of kerosene has reduced marginally while that of super and diesel will remain unchanged for the next month. This Is even as the energy industry regulator continues to disobey court orders by charging motorists…

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KTDA fertliser docks in Mombasa

The Mountain Journal A consignment of 47,400 metric tonnes of NPK fertilizer for smallholder tea farmers under KTDA  factories docked in Mombasa Port on Friday. The consignment is part of the order placed by the agency of 97,000 metric tonnes meant to support the production of quality green leaf to satisfy the local and international…

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Gachagua calls for financial transparency in Cooperatives movement

BY DPCS  Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has asked Coffee Cooperative Societies to publish and make known details of their financial costs and deductions to their members. This comes amid heightened efforts to entrench efficient financial management practices in the cooperative movement through legal, regulatory and policy reforms, alongside the coffee subsector. At the same time,…

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