The Mountain Journal Seventeen coffee buyers on Tuesday purchased 12,313 bags of the coffee at Sh 476 million. During the weekly coffee auction at Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) the payment reflected an increase from the previous of Sh 471.2 million after the sale of 11,480 bags of the commodity. In the market coffee from Kiriga…
The Mountain Journal The Tea Board of Kenya (TBK) has ordered the immediate suspension of the tea reserve imposed two years ago, a move designed to end congestion of unsold tea in the Mombasa warehouses. The removal of the reserved price followed a deliberation by the tea market players and the agriculture Cabinet Secretary Dr…
A Turkish Airlines pilot has died after becoming ill on his own flight from Seattle on the north-west coast of the United States to Istanbul in Turkey. Captain Ilcehin Pehlivan, 59, collapsed mid-air and a second pilot and co-pilot took over the controls, an airline spokesman said on X. “When first aid to our captain…
The Mountain Journal Kenya’s Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has been impeached by parliament through a voting. He becomes the first Deputy President in Kenya to be impeached by parliament after Kibwezi West MP Mwengi Mutuse moved the motion. Two hundred and eighty one Mps supported the impeachment motion and 44 were against it. Speaker Moses…
The Mountain Journal Tea factories fetched Sh915 million during the weekly Mombasa tea auction through the sale of 2,448,238 kgs of tea. The auction price reflected an increase from the previous auction that generated Sh 767.5 million after the auction of 2.058 million kgs of made tea. Kimunye tea factory achieved the highest price after…
The Mountain Journal Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) in coffee year 2023/2024 generated Sh25. billion from the auction of 693,610 bags of coffee in the year ended on September 30. In a NCE report dated October 3 three coffee brokers, Alliance Berries Limited, New KPCU and Kirinyaga Slopes took the lead in the presentation of coffee…
Photo/Panelists during the international conference session in Tunisia. By James Wakahiu A delegation of nine faculty members from various schools at Mount Kenya University (MKU) last week attended an international conference on unemployment of graduates in Africa held in Tunisia. Led by Access Board Member and Deputy Vice-Chancellor APIA, Dr. Peter G. Kirira and MKU-Access…
Wajir Governor Ahmed Abdulahi has been elected the chairman at the Council of Governors chairperson, taking over from his Kirinyaga colleague Mumbi Waiguru. Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga was elected the vice chairman at the COG
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has asked Kenyans to remain united and peaceful as Parliament considers the impeachment proceedings against him starting Tuesday. Speaking during Sunday service at the National Prayer Altar at the Official Residence in Karen, Nairobi, the Deputy President said a political process should not cause tension and disharmony. “I want to call…
The Mountain Journal Democratic Party of Kenya (DP), has dismissed the impeachment plans against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.The party, which is country’s second oldest political party after the repeal of section 2A of the former constitution, yesterday distanced itself from its members who have joined the bandwagon baying for the DP’s blood.In a press statement,…
