The Mountain Journal Meru County Assembly impeaches Governor Kawira Mwangaza for the third time. In the voting, Mwangaza was impeached by 49 votes as her 17 allies voted against the motion by nominated MCA Zipporah Kinya. The action by the MCA became a laughing stock in the country as three MCAs abstained. Speaker Ayub Bundi…
The Mountain Journal Coffee farmers raised Sh715 million after the sale of 19,478 bags of coffee in the weekly auction at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE). In the auction, Grade AA marketed by Alliance Berries Limited sourced from Kimathi, Kiairia, Mihuti, and Gatomboya factories achieved the highest sales. Kimathi factory registered the highest price of…
The Mountain Journal Murang’a is rooting for the introduction of telemedicine technology. The County Government has outsourced two service providers Health X and Byon 8 owing to their vast experience in the sector. Through the partnership with Safaricom, telecommunication infrastructure has been laid connecting the 157 health facilities in the county. The two firms will…
The Mountain Journal US Presidential candidate Kamala Harris has picked Tim Walz as her running mate for the presidential election. Harris, the Vice President to Joe Biden will officially introduce Walz aged 60, as her running mate at a rally in Philadelphia tonight, then they will begin a tour of key battleground states. Walz, the…
The Mountain Journal The maternal support programme in Murang’a, suspended following claims of corruption, has been re-activated and millions of shillings have been paid to the mothers. The programme has registered 4,104 mothers who delivered in public health facilities between November last year and June 30, who have been awarded Sh3,000 and others enrolled in…
Vice-President Kamala Harris is expected to announce her running mate by Tuesday morning, ending two weeks of intense speculation as the US hurtles towards November’s presidential election. Ms Harris interviewed several top contenders in Washington DC over the weekend, including Josh Shapiro, Tim Walz and Mark Kelly. Her choice will join her on a whirlwind…
By BBC US President Joe Biden met his senior national security team on Monday as concerns of a possible Iranian retaliatory attack on Israel grew. Mr Biden said he had been briefed on preparations to support Israel should it be attacked, while Secretary of State Antony Blinken said officials were working “around the clock” to…
The Mountain Journal Kenyans living in war-torn Lebanon asked to relocate to safer grounds as the war intensified in the Middle East region. The State Department of Diaspora Affairs called on Kenyans to relocate to safer places with immediate effect or seek evacuation. To assist those in the war-torn areas, the Kenyan government provided a…
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned after weeks of deadly anti-government protests, putting an end to her more than two decades dominating the country’s politics. Ms Hasina, 76, fled the country, reportedly landing in India on Monday. Jubilant crowds took to the streets to celebrate the news, with some storming the prime ministerial palace,…
The Mountain Journal After 17 years of research, anti jigger lotion has been formulated by a Japanese company and Ahadi Trust Kenya to support jigger eradication initiatives. Saraya anti-jigger lotion is the first of its kind in the world after it was developed through research by Nagasaki University in Japan. The launch of the lotion…
