October, 2024 - Themountainjournal

Machakos County Government visits Kirinyaga for healthcare service delivery benchmarking

The Mountain Journal A delegation from Machakos County Government on Thursday visited Kirinyaga County for abenchmarking tour on healthcare service delivery.The visit by a team comprised of senior officers from Machakos department of Health andMedical Services came a week after Governor Wavinya Ndeti, alongside other governors, touredKerugoya Medical Complex during the G7 Kirinyaga Chapter Activation.Wavinya…

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National Assembly extends public Participation to Saturday, after an MP moved to court

Bonnie2 years ago2 years ago03 mins

The Mountain Journal The National Assembly has finally extended the public participation on the impeachment of the Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua by one day. This followed the disruption witnessed in several centres across the counties. In his notice, the Clerk of the National Assembly directed all delegates to continue with the public participation tomorrow across…

Foundation donates more than 600 hygiene kits to female students

Bonnie2 years ago02 mins

The Mountain JournalA foundation has come to assist improve hygiene of female students in secondary schools in Kangema after the Ministry of education has delayed in supplying the kits.Kamau Wairuri Foundation in the past three weeks got requests from the teachers of their much needed hygiene kits for their female students to concentrate on their…

South Sudan’s president sacks his powerful spy chief

Bonnie2 years ago2 years ago04 mins

By BBC South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has sacked his powerful and long-serving spy chief Gen Akol Koor Kuc. He became head of the feared National Security Services (NSS) after independence in 2011 and continued throughout the bitter civil war that followed. No reason was given in the presidential decree that announced his removal, which…

US election polls: Who is ahead – Harris or Trump?

Bonnie2 years ago2 years ago04 mins

By BBC Voters in the US go to the polls on 5 November to elect their next president. The election was initially a rematch of 2020 but it was upended in July when President Joe Biden ended his campaign and endorsed Vice-President Kamala Harris. The big question now is – will America get its first…

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Boat kills more than 50 as it capsizes on Lake Kivu, with scores missing

Bonnie2 years ago2 years ago04 mins

A boat carrying dozens of passengers capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo on Thursday, killing at least 50 people, according to witnesses. The vessel, reportedly overloaded, sank just meters from Kituku port as it attempted to dock. It was traveling from Minova in South Kivu province to Goma, in North Kivu. Rescue services have…

Grand Mulla stop using online and print media to disparage the KRA Board Chairman.

Bonnie2 years ago2 years ago05 mins

The Mountain Journal The media is the most powerful avenue that has the power to make the innocent guilty because it controls the minds of the masses. Political analyst Ibrahim Adam said though, the Grand Muller leveraged the preceding principal to vilify and petrify Board Directors to obtain favourable benefits. Mr Ibrahim resident of Murang’a…

Murang’a county government partners with Britam

Bonnie2 years ago2 years ago02 mins

The Mountain Journal Transition from NHIF to Social Health Authority (SHA) has forced Murang’a County Government to partner with Britam for extensive services to the residents. In the partnership agreement, Britam takes over the services of Kang’ata Care programme after SHA stated it would not provide the 40,000 beneficiaries with the last expense of Sh`100,000….

Tea farmers earns Sh767 million in the weekly auction

Bonnie2 years ago02 mins

The Mountain Journal The weekly tea auction generated Sh767.5 million after the sale of 2.058 million kgs of made tea. In the sale dated September 23, Momul Factory achieved the highest price of Sh27 million. Factories in the east of the rift sold 1.4 million kgs, while those from the west of the rift marketed …

UN chief condemns Iran attack after Israel ban

Bonnie2 years ago2 years ago05 mins

The United Nations secretary general has condemned Iranian strikes on Israel, after earlier being banned from the country for his initial response. Speaking to the UN Security Council, António Guterres said it was high time to stop what he called the “deadly cycle of tit-for-tat violence” in the Middle East. In an earlier statement, Israel’s…