over 5000 residents of Baragwi Ward in Kirinyaga County will now enjoy closer healthcare services after the opening of a new health facility by Governor Anne Waiguru.Kiandai Dispensary which was opened on Tuesday will bring relieve to more beneficiaries whohave all along sought medical care in facilities located far from them.While opening the dispensary, Governor…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke A Murang’a based politician Karanja Mburu Wamatangi has castigated the government for introducing programmes that are unpopular with the residents. He said the Affordable Housing Programme (AHP) and SHA are among the state backed programmes that should be scrapped. Speaking in Muchungucha area in Kiharu constituency when he handed over a…
By Reuters A huge humpback whale briefly scooped a kayaker in its mouth in the seas off the coast of southern Chile before spitting him out unscathed in a dramatic incident caught on camera. The kayaker, Adrian Simancas, was out with his father last weekend in the seas off the town of Punta Arenas, when…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Murang’a water Company (Muwasco) lost water infrastructure worth Sh4 million in the past six months, with the majority found in the scrap metal dealers. In a major operation in Murang’a town, Muwasco staff and the police netted three suspects who were cornered with water equipment. The crack down follows many of…
County Government of Kirinyaga will extend the Kerugoya-Kutus Bulk Water Projectto cover an additional 1000 households in Mutithi Ward.Speaking while distributing 164 high-density water pipes, for the Kinyaga WaterProject, Governor Anne Waiguru said with increased capacity, the county can nowsupply more families with the commodity.Already, about 400,000 residents of Kirinyaga County are enjoying steady supply…
Photo/NAPUK Chairman Prof. Simon Gicharu who is also the Mount Kenya University (MKU) chairman and founder. Photo: Courtesy They want key agencies merged to form the National Students Financial Aid Corporation (NSFAC), significant policy and legal reforms By JAMES WAKAHIU Private universities in Kenya have proposed that students in both public and private universities be…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke More than 18 investors have been shortlisted to set up factories at the Sagana Industrial Park in Kirinyaga.Governor Anne Waiguru said the prospective investors have been selected from a list of 54who had shown interest in putting up agro-processing and manufacturing factories at thepark.Waiguru said the very high-value investors will set…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Kenya’s smallholder tea factories earned Sh 1.3 billion after the sale of 5,148159kgs at the Mombasa Tea Auction last week. In the auction, factories east of the rift presented 2,988,247 kgs of tea at the market, while those in the west of the rift produced 2,159,912 kgs. the best factories are …
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Coffee dealers bought 33,673 bags of coffee at Sh 2 billion at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) during the weekly market on Tuesday up from the previous week of Sh1.9 billion. The NCE report states Alliance Berries Limited, Kirinyaga Slopes, KCCE and New KPCU delivered the largest consignment from the cooperatives…
Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order ending a US government effort to replace plastic straws with paper. The order, which takes effect immediately, reverses a measure signed by former President Joe Biden, who had called plastic pollution a “crisis”. Last week, Trump – who sold branded plastic…
