US Republican presidential contender Donald Trump said he would be prepared to concede defeat after Tuesday’s vote “if it’s a fair election”, while again raising concerns about the use of electronic voting machines. “If I lose an election, if it’s a fair election, I would be the first one to acknowledge it… So far I think it’s…
The government could soon have sweeping powers over protests, including deciding when and where they can happen, under a new law spearheaded by Mbeere North MP Geoffrey Ruku. The proposed Assemblies and Demonstrations Bill 2024 seeks to bar protests on highways and other public spaces, claiming they disrupt public order. If passed, it will grant the Interior Cabinet…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The high court in Nyeri has ordered the Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) Archbishop Jackson Ole Sapit to start election process of the new bishop of Mt Kenya West diocese by November 13, 2024. Justice Judge Kizito Magare ordered Archbishop Ole Sapit to initiate the process on or before November 13….
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Alliance Berries Limited in the year 2023/2024 took the lead in the coffee market as it controlled 27.57 percent of the commodity that was auctioned at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE). In the national platform, Alliance Berries Limited was followed by New KPCU that controlled 19.48 percent, with Kirinyaga Slopes in…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Farmers in Kirinyaga County are reaping big from irrigation projects initiated by the CountyGovernment.The projects, aimed at increasing access to irrigation water supply have enabled thousands ofhouseholds to undertake subsistence farming thus increasing agricultural productivity, reducingfood insecurity and uplifting the living standards of many families in the rural areas.Under an elaborate…
Rumours, misleading allegations and outright lies about voting and fraud are flooding online spaces in unprecedented numbers in advance of the US election. Hundreds of incidents involving purported voting irregularities are being collected and spread by individuals, as well as both independent and Republican-affiliated groups. A small number of posts are also coming from Democrats….
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Communities in Nginyii, Kianugu, and Muramati villages in Umande ward have rallied behind installation of an electric fence to block wildlife from the Lolldaiga Hills from invading their farms. During a public participation, the locals told off those blocking the installation of the electric fence designed to shield the farmers from…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke More than 313,749,789 kgs of tea from Kenya has been shipped to the foreign market between January and September this year. The majority of the produce that attracted the 81 buyers was sourced from the KTDA managed tea factories. According to the details obtained at the Mombasa Tea Auction, in the…
When Donald Trump lost to Joe Biden in 2020, it seemed to be the death knell of his political career. His first term in office ended in chaos and condemnation – even from members of his own party. If he wins the election on Tuesday, it will be only the second time anyone has ever…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Celebrations rocked Kigumo sub county hospital after Governor Irungu Kang’ata officially opened the dialysis centre. The residents lauded the initiative by the Murang’a County Government over the completion of the dialysis centre designed to decongest one at the Murang’a Level Five Hospital that serves hundreds of murang’a residents. Through the partnership…
