Year: 2024

Kenya Power fixed a transformer hours barely after Ruto’s orderThe Mountain Journal An electric transformer has been installed to serve the Murang’a County Coffee Mills following orders of President William Ruto during his working tour of Murang’a.The Kenya Power technicians on Friday were at Ikundu farm fixing the giant transformer, 24 hours after the presidential order…

The The Mountain Journal County Government of Kirinyaga has concluded a two-day public participation exercise on the County Fiscal Strategy Paper (CFSP) 2024-2025 that prioritizes the implementation of changing development projects across all sectors. The public participation aimed at gathering crucial insights from residents on priority programs, policies, and reforms to be implemented in the…

The Mountain Journal  Kenya’s tea is produced on 563,564.52 acres of land in the 19 counties,  under the control of 983,129 growers affiliated with the 110 tea factories, a report by Tea Board of Kenya (TBK) reveals.  The report by TBK states that 814,786 growers have identity cards and only 115,777 own mobile phones. In…

By James WakahiuHundreds of students and staff donated blood as the governmentlaunched this year’s National Blood Donation Drive at the Mount KenyaUniversity (MKU) main campus in Thika town on Valentine’s Day.It was a beehive of activity at the Mwai Kibaki Convention Centre in theuniversity campus as the entire college fraternity converged to donateblood after an…

The Mountain Journal  Murang’a Water (Muwasco) operation scope has been extended to Maragua after President William Ruto directed it to control the  Sh1 billion Maragua bulk water project. During the commissioning of the project at Gakoigo chiefs camps Ruto ordered Water Cabinet Secretary Zachary Njeru to hand over the project to Murang’a Governor Irungu Kang’ata…

Kenyan coffee farmers made Sh1,307,341,753.19 from the sale of 27,043 bags of coffee at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE).  Experts in the coffee market rank Tuesday’s delivery of the 27,043 bags as the highest volume of the commodity in the market since August 15, last year. In the auction, NCE Acting Chief Executive Officer Ms…

The Mountain Journal The hunt for the murder suspect Kevin Kang’ethe who last week walked out of Muthaiga Police Station has been arrested in Ngong town Kajiado county.  Detectives flushed him from his hideout that was found to be his relative place. Kang’ethe, is the prime suspect in the murder of his girlfriend Margaret Mbitu…

The Mountain Journal Thousands of residents in the disputed 17,000-acre South Ngariama ranch in Mwea East Sub-County in Kirinyaga are set to be issued with title deeds as the Ministry of Lands kicks off the adjudication process.  The long-awaited exercise has kicked off with national and county government mobilizing dozens of surveyors to undertake the exercise….

The Mountain Journal Kihato secondary school principal Michael Wachiuri who had gone missing has been traced.  The missing teacher was found at Narumoro town on Monday afternoon and reunited with his family.  There was a celebration in Laikipia Central sub-county after information circulated that he had been traced. Laikipia Central sub-County Director of Education Joel…

The Mountain Journal Movement of livestock has been restricted in Kahumbu ward in Kigumo, as the government battles with the spread of anthrax.  The county government also placed a mobile clinic in the locality to help the locals with anthrax after more than 200 residents suspected consumed uninspected meat.  In the past three days,  the…