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…
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…
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….
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 …
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…
BBC News, Polokwane The case of two black women who were allegedly shot and fed to pigs by a white farmer and two of his workers has caused outrage in South Africa. Maria Makgato, 45, and Lucia Ndlovu, 34, were allegedly looking for food on the farm near Polokwane in South Africa’s northern Limpopo province…
The Mountain Journal Thirteen coffee buyers bought 11,480 bags of coffee at Sh471,279,861 during the weekly auction at Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE). The proceeds at the first auction in the coffee year 2024/2025 was lower compared to the previous of Sh566.3 million after selling 13,937 bags of the commodity. In the market Kikambuani factory affiliated…
The Mountain Journal In the past year, the coffee sector has made major milestones with farmers following the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) online during the weekly auction. Nearly all the cooperative societies have managed to sell their produce through the auction with a few using the direct sale window. But there has been a shortcoming…
The Mountain Journal The Members of Parliament seeking impeachment of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua cite 11 grounds. Already 291 lawmakers have signed in support of a motion to impeach the Deputy President, in a motion moved by Kibwezi West MP Mwengi Mutuse. The grounds include gross violation of the Constitution, misconduct, and violations of the…
The Mountain Journal Controversy surrounding lack of a substantive Vice Chancellor at MultiMedia University (MMU) is yet to settle, with stakeholders calling for intervention. The stakeholders among them UASU, and education consultants blame the government over the delay in appointing substantive Vice Chancellors. In January, the Public Service Commission (PSC) handed to the university council…
