The Mountain Journal Gatamathi Water Company will adjust its tariffs upwards following a successive public participation exercise convened by the Water Service Regulatory Board (Wasreb). The tariffs were last reviewed in 2010 despite the high cost of living since then. The forum allowed the firm to increase tariffs to raise enough funds to meet operation…
The Mountain Journal A water company in Murang’a will adjust its tariffs more revenue to facilitate its operations based on the increased cost of production. Gatanga Water and Sanitation Company got approval to increase the tariffs during a public participation forum organized by the Water Service Regulator Board (Wasreb). The forum allowed the board chaired…
The Mountain Journal A Kerugoya law court has reviewed bail terms for a woman charged with six counts relating to the manufacture and sale of alcohol without a license. Josephine Karioko Muchira had her bail reviewed to Ksh.300,000 up from Ksh.30,000 after the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (ODPP) made an application for…
The Mountain Journal A police officer has been arrested in Kirinyaga County for selling and distributing liquor despite of an order for the closure of all alcoholic drinks outlets by Governor Anne Waiguru. The officer identified as Stanley Ithiru and attached to Gilgil police station was arrested at Ithare Trading Centre, in Kirinyaga East Sub-County…
The Mountain Journal A coffee factory in Mathira, Nyeri clocked Sh 3,654,020 after selling 42 bags of grade AA.Farmers affiliated with Gachathaini factory, Gikanda Farmers Cooperative in Nyeri County will be smiling to the bank following the impressive payment for their premier coffee grades that were sold at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) on Tuesday.The premier…
The Mountain Journal The County Government of Kirinyaga has kicked off vetting of all liquor outlets even as a crackdown on the sale and manufacture of illicit brews continues. The exercise kicked off with a physical inspection of bars by a multi-agency team drawn from National and County governments in all 20 wards.During the vetting…
The Mountain Journal In feedback from the community, the Murang’a County Government has established a payment system that will reduce queues of patients and improve service delivery in health facilities. At Murang’a Level Five Hospital which was badly hit with long queues coupled with lack of drugs, Governor Irungu Kang’ata has moved to address the concerns through…
The Mountain JournalFive days after President William Ruto issued an order concerning the management of Maragua Bulk Water Project, the ground is set for the transfer of management.The management of Murang’a Water (Muwasco) and Murang’a South Water (Muswasco) converged at Gakoigo treatment plant at the start of the handing-over process. On Thursday last week, Ruto ordered…
The Mountain Journal The price of macadamia has appreciated threefold, with farmers getting better payment of between Sh100 and Sh130 per kilogramme.This is an improvement of the payment from Sh30 of last year when the commodity was being hawked after the American and European markets rejected the nuts citing a depressed economy. This happens when a clique…
WAIGURU ORDER IMMEDIATE CLOSURE OF ALL BARS IN KIRINYAGA AS 17 VICTIMS OF ILLICIT BREW ARE BURIED The Mountain Journal Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has ordered the immediate closure of all liquor outlets in the county following the deaths of 17 people after consuming illicit brew. Waiguru said the County Government has withdrawn all licenses…
