Tea factories fetch Sh1.2 billion more than the previous week 

The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Smallholder tea factories earned the farmers Sh 1,224,011,360 following the auction of 5,884,670kgs. Report from the Mombasa tea auction reflects that the last week’s performance was higher compared to the previous sales of Sh1,137,972,780 following the  sale of  5,418,918 kgs. In the weekly market, the factories that auctioned their tea at…

Read More

Bill Gates to give most of his $200bn fortune to Africa

By BBC/Farouk Chothia Microsoft founder Bill Gates says that most of his fortune will be spent on improving health and education services in Africa over the next 20 years. The 69-year-old said that “by unleashing human potential through health and education, every country in Africa should be on a path to prosperity”. Speaking in Ethiopia’s…

Read More