Photo/Rukuriri factory farmers undergoing a training The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The tea sector marked a vibrant and momentous occasion as the growers underwent a training designed towards quality production. Later, the over 1,000 farmers later held a colourful and successful graduation ceremony at Mzee Njeru Kagondu’s home in Kanja Village, who was the lead farmer….
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The coffee market this week has earned the estates and cooperatives Sh 529.2 million after the sale of 9,578 bags of coffee. In the sale, the coffee brokers had offered 10,099 bags for sale where 521 bags were withdrawn. The reports from NCE reflect the weekly auction fetched more compared to…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke A stand off ensued between security personnel within the Delmonte Kenya Limited plantation and the community, after a suspected pineapple thief was shot dead at close range. The killing of Stephen Marubu, 30, on Tuesday sparked violence as the residents in Kihiu Mwiri and Mwangario areas neighbouring the pineapple plantations, burned…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke EACC sleuths raided the residence and the office of the Laikipia County Assembly Speaker Lantano Nabaala following claims of forged academic forgery documents. Early in the morning, the EACC officers backed by the armed policemen moved in the Speaker’s residences Muthaiga estate in Nairobi and Nanyuki, before proceeding to the county…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Kenyan and Iranian governments have jointly formed a committee to lay modalities to fast track resumption of the tea trade in two months. Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe announced that the committee will identify the obstacles that led to the ban of Kenya’s tea in the Iranian market. Mutahi spoke during…
By Aaron Muthomi/ The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.keKenya will mark International Mountain Day 2025 on 11 December under the theme “Glaciers Matter for Water, Food, and Livelihoods in Mountains and Beyond.”The two-day celebration will highlight the critical role glacier-fed rivers from Mt Kenya play in sustaining agriculture, biodiversity, and rural livelihoods.Activities will include a 21-river bicycle…
By Aaron Muthomi/Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Taita schools have made a commanding mark at the 6th National Amani Debate Competition, held at Alliance High School, with two teams clinching top national honours and earning their place at the East African stage. Murray Girls High School Amani Club took the crown in the English Secondary School Debate…
Photo/Dancers entertaining guests during the 27th graduation at Mount Kenya University. By James Wakahiu , Thika editor@themountainjournal.co.ke A new record number of students graduating on Friday at Mount Kenya University (MKU) as enrolment continues to grow in leaps and bounds. During the 27th Graduation ceremony and the 4th Graduation ceremony of Equip Africa Institute, the…
The Kenya Women Governors caucus, G7, has strongly condemned the inhumane exploitation ofchildren especially girls in sex trade in Mai Mahiu.In a press statement the caucus led by Kirinyaga Governor, Anne Waiguru,stated that sexual abuse and trafficking of minors is not only a gross violation of human rightsbut was also a direct assault on the…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Coffee Cooperative Societies leadership expressed their anger on the government ploy to cripple the sector through secretly imposing the direct payment model. The leaders from all the coffee growing counties said the action by the Cooperative Cabinet Secretary Wycliffe Oparanya by passing the cooperative societies is an avenue that will sabotage…
