The Mountain Journal A television journalist became the latest victim of police brutality after she was shot and injured by police in Nakuru. Catherine Wanjeri was covering the generation z protests along the busy Kenyatta Avenue. The colleagues and public present said Wanjeri was shot by police when she was scampering for her safety, when…
Police were out in force in the centre of Kenya’s capital on Tuesday after calls for more demonstrations against the embattled government of President William Ruto. Activists led by young Gen-Z Kenyans launched peaceful rallies a month ago against deeply unpopular tax hikes but they descended into deadly violence last month, prompting Ruto to drop…
3 hours ago By Hayley Mortimer, BBC File on 4 An ex-police officer who claims to save children from human traffickers has faked stories to raise money for his charity, the BBC has discovered. Adam Whittington, founder of Project Rescue Children (PRC) says he has helped more than 700 children in countries including Uganda, Kenya and The…
By James Wakahiu A savings and credit cooperative society is grappling with bad and doubtful debts from its members and a past partnership with a tainted land buying company. Anchor Premier Sacco Limited directors say they are now owed Sh300 million by a former sister society, Urithi Housing Cooperative (UHCL). This is an estimated 98…
The Mountain Journal team Ford Foundation has denied sponsoring anarchy,violence and chaos in Kenya, as claimed by President William Ruto. “ We do not fund or sponsor the recent protest against the finance bill and have a strict non-partisan for all or grantmaking.
By Mike Wendling, BBC News Donald Trump has picked JD Vance as his running mate. “I’m a ‘never Trump’ guy. I never liked him.” “My god what an idiot.” “I find him reprehensible.” That was from JD Vance in interviews and on Twitter in 2016, when the publication of his memoir Hillbilly Elegy catapulted him to fame….
President William Ruto has revealed the identities of suspected foreign entities funding the Gen Z protests in Kenya. He said America funded Ford Foundation was behind the chaos that has rocked the country. Speaking in Nakuru County, he said the country was facing pressure from the Generation Z to reform his government, as he singled out…
High Court has declared appointment of Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Board Chairman Anthony Mwaura illegal and uncostitutional. The high court declared appointment of Mwaura by President William Ruto illegal and unconstitutional. Justice Francis Gikonyo quashed his appointment by President Ruto in November 2022 stating that it was contrary to the law and the leadership and integrity provisions…
By Danai Nesta Kupemba, BBC News & BBC Great Lakes Service, Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame, feared and admired in equal measure, is seeking to extend his 24-year rule in an election analysts say he will win by a landslide. He has dominated every election since becoming president in 2000, with over 90% of the vote. In…
The Mountain Journal Four million Kenya Power customers have updated their prepaid token metres out of the expected 7.4 million. in a statement, the provider is calling on the remaining prepaid customers to update their meters by August 31st. The Company’s General Manager in charge of Commercial Services and Sales, Eng. Rosemary Oduor said 4.2…
