The Mountain Journal A giant coffee cooperative in Kiharu has elected a new management committee after the former snubbed two meetings convened by the Ministry of Cooperative. Peter Gikonyo, made a comeback at the cooperative society after his election confirmation in February at Gachirago factory was delayed by the management committee led by Peter Kimwere….
The Mountain Journal Running battled ensured in Nairobi Marigiti marker after police engaged the traders protesting to relocate. In the melee property worth millions of shillings among them trucks went up in flames, as the protest entered the second day. The protestors on Wednesday night barricaded Haile Selassie Avenue, disrupting traffic. The market traders oppose…
The Mountain Journal Hell broke loose at the troubled Kangunu Farmers Cooperative Society in Mathioya, Murang’a when farmers were lobbed with teargas canisters after the meeting turned chaotic. Unaware of the happening, the farmers as they awaited the presence of senior administrators and Murang’a director of the cooperative were shocked that the meeting they were…
The Mountain Journal Despite the prevailing economic times, Nairobi County Assembly has acquired a new mace at Sh33 million. The mace weighing 11 kilogrammes was unveiled this week by speaker Stephen Ng’ondi, when several operations were grounded due to a lack of finances. Nairobi MCAs have said they cannot carry out their oversight responsibilities, as…
BY DPCS Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has asked politicians to stop engaging in unnecessary politicking, including interfering with key sectors like tea that could hamper higher income for thousands of farmers. The Deputy President said it is wrong to politicise everything when Kenyans are waiting for the Government to provide solutions to the economic difficulties…
The Mountain Journal Tea stakeholders have started working on a process that will facilitate the separation of accounts of satellites from the parent factories. A high-profile meeting attended by KTDA Group Chief Executive Officer Wilson Muthaura, Agriculture Principal Secretary Dr Paul Rono, and representatives from the Tea Board of Kenya (TBK) drew a road map…
The killing of Ugandan Olympian and long-distance runner Rebecca Cheptegei has devastated her friends and family – and left the East African athletics community reeling from shock. The 33-year-old marathon runner who competed in the recent Paris Olympics, suffered extensive burns after after being doused in petrol and set alight by her former boyfriend at…
Hundreds of passengers have been stranded at Kenya’s main airport as workers protest against a planned takeover by an Indian business group. Large queues formed outside Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Wednesday morning as flights were delayed and cancelled. Workers launched a “go-slow” – where staff deliberately work slowly to cause disruption –…
Ana Faguy & Rachel Looker BBC News Washington With only weeks left until the US presidential election, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are in a battle to win the support of those who are yet to commit to either candidate. The BBC has spoken to six undecided voters who saw Tuesday night’s 90-minute debate as…
The Mountain Journal Kenyans have been advised to only invest in their registered cooperative societies or risk losing their money to fraudsters. Cooperative Cabinet Secretary Wycliffe Oparanya said it was prudent for the investors to carry out due diligence and ensure the saccos they are dealing with are duly registered. Speaking in Nairobi, when SASRA…
