The battle between coffee farmers and state now before court

By Sean Ngirichi/ The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The row between the coffee  farmers and the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) has landed in the court, with Kerugoya High Court extending the conservatory orders  barring the implementation of the Direct Settlement System (DSS) to  July  28. The cooperative bank that manages the DSS, has  applied to be…

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Ex-NHIF Boss Lifts Lid on How a Growing Fund Was Sacrificed for SHA

By Suleiman Mbatiah editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Unfounded allegations of widespread fraud at the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) were grossly exaggerated to justify the controversial shift to the Social Health Authority (SHA), former NHIF CEO Geoffrey Mwangi has revealed, while shedding light on the Fund’s ambitious growth plans that were abruptly disrupted by the transition. In an…

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