The Mountain Journal There are considerations to reclassifying the Kaharati-Kangari-Maire road to be handed over to Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA). Kigumo MP Joseph Munyoro says the road was an important element in the transportation of people and goods across the constituencies in Murang’a county and thus should be handed to KeNHA from Kenya Rural…
The Mountain Journal KeNHA has set the pace to introduce toll stations along several highways. The targeted roads are Thika Superhighway, Nairobi Southern Bypass, and Nairobi-Nakuru-Mau Summit Highway. The 84 kilometres, Kenol- Sagana- Marua Dual Carriage highway under construction is among the targetted for the introduction of the toll station. Others are Thika Superhighway, Kenol-Sagana-Marua…
Nineteen coffee buyers bought 16,862 bags of coffee at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) at the weekly auction. The buyer spent Sh650.7 million from the sale of the produce delivered by nine coffee brokers led by Alliance Berries and Meru Union from the 784 cooperatives and estate farmers. The factories that achieved the best prices…
Governor Anne Waiguru says the county has intensified its fight against lifestylediseases by encouraging the production and consumption of fish.Waiguru said statistics from the Ministry of Health show that the county has beenranked as having the highest prevalence of diabetes and hypertension due toconsumption of starch and red meat.Speaking at Kangai while issuing 101 fish…
Mpox, the high infectious disease that used to be called monkeypox, has been declared a public health emergency in Africa by the continent’s top health body. Scientists from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) say they are alarmed by the speed at which a new strand of mpox has been spreading….
The Mountain Journal As the world celebrates International Youth Day today, hundreds of youth are competing in the innovation space, as they put their expertise into practice. Across the country, 16.5 million youth are focused on self employment based on their areas of expertise, while others are pursuing short courses in colleges. In Murang’a 360…
The Mountain Journal Former Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has castigated Mt Kenya leadership over pursuing the dark lines instead of focusing on the development agenda. Kuria said the leadership in the region was concerned with undermining others politically while other communities have embraced supporting one of their own. ‘“It’s pathetic that we have a tendency…
Joseph Winter/BBC News Paul Kagame has been sworn in for a fourth term as Rwanda’s president after winning 99% of the vote in last month’s election. While some hail Mr Kagame for bringing peace and stability to his country after the 1994 genocide, others accuse him of running a repressive regime in a country where…
At least 12 people are now known to have died after a landslide at a massive rubbish dump in the Ugandan capital, Kampala. Rescuers are continuing to dig through the waste in the hope of finding more survivors after the landslide, which followed weeks of torrential rain. The 36-acre (14-hectare) Kiteezi landfill is the only…
The Mountain Journal A Kirinyaga business lady is the lucky winner of the Sh 1 million Kachingchingna coke promotion done by Coca-Cola company. Susan Wambura from Murinduko emerged the winner after the third attempt. Speaking in Ngurubani town after receiving the dummy chequ,Ms.Wambura said she will invest in business and continue farming;an initiative that will…
