The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Athi Water Works Development Agency has been ranked the best-performing state corporation in Kenya according to the latest Kenya Track Survey 2025. The second runner up was Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KURA), National Irrigation Authority (NIA), Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC). Athi Water Chairman Charles Karondo celebrated the ranking saying they will…
Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich in the women’s race of the 2020 London Marathon By AFP uth Chepngetich, the Kenyan who shattered the women’s marathon world record last year, has been suspended on suspicion of doping, the Athletics Integrity Unit said on Thursday.
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke’ Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro blasts Cabinet Secretaries John Mbadi (Treasury) Opiyo Wandayi (Energy) and Davis Chirchir( Transport) for giving contradicting responses from EPRA regarding the adjustment of the fuel prices. Already, Public Service Vehicles (PSV) operators are expected to increase fares following the price adjustments. The lawmaker continued castigating the government…
By Sean Ngirici/The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The coffee market has continued posting declining payment to the growers during the weekly auction. The Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) on Tuesday posted a sale of Sh 316.1 million following the auction of 5,818 bags, being low compared to that of the previous week of Sh376 million. In the…
Retired Inspector Patrick Indimuli with Family members During his Farewell party held at Kiambu AP headquarters. By James Wakahiu While the National Police Service has been on the global focus, with the United Nations criticizing the recent crackdown and lethal use of force during recent demonstrators, one police officer was being celebrated in Kiambu county…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke In a major boost to healthcare and youth empowerment, the County Government of Murang’a today officially launched two landmark initiatives: the expansion of Murang’a County Referral Hospital (MCRH) and the graduation of the third cohort of the Murang’a Youth Service (MYS). The twin events were presided over by Governor Irungu Kang’ata,…
By BBC/ Njoroge Muigai & Anne Okumu On Monday, as anti-government protests swept across parts of Kenya, 12-year-old Bridgit Njoki sat watching television in her family’s modest home. She had no idea that the deadly clashes between these protesters and Kenya’s armed police would find their way into her living room. A single bullet pierced…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The slain Boniface Mwangi Kariuki was buried in his Karirau village, Githunguri, Kangema, where the politicians took the stage to discredit President William Ruto, alleging the police have killed more than 100 youth in two years under mysterious circumstances. Nairobi hawkers in their hundreds paid tribute to Boniface whom they eulogised…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Celebrations greeted the coffee cooperative societies after the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) directed the Cooperative Bank to put on hold implementation of the direct payment model, designed to remit proceeds to the farmers through the money mobile transfer five days after the coffee auction. NCE Acting CEO Mr Symon Mburia in…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The government has been implicated in the chaos that were experienced in 22 counties, after the police failed to act , when the hooligans invaded businesses. Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro bitterly explained that in the past one month 50 Kenyans have been killed and the blame leveled at the police. Speaking…
