The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Senior Counsel Martha Karua has decried being denied entry into the neighbouring Tanzania alongside o lawyers, Lynn Ngugi and Gloria Kimani at Julius Nyerere International Airport Taking to social media on Sunday morning, the vocal opposition member claimed that her passport had been taken and referred to a supervisor at the…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Members of the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) strongly condemn the recent acts of violence, harassment, and intimidation directed at our party and its supporters. These cowardly and criminal acts strike at the core of our democratic ideals—freedom of expression, freedom of association, and the fundamental right of all Kenyans to…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The Tea Board of Kenya (TBK) has ordered the tea factories under the management of KTDA to submit dates concerning the unsold tea. the TBK expressed concerns over the depressed prices for the tea destined for export and the adverse impact on the small holder tea factories. The regulator has requested…
County Government of Kirinyaga has been described as a trailblazer in the roll out andefficient use of the Facility Improvement Financing (FIF) which has given publichospitals, authority to retain and use own source revenue.Kirinyaga has already operationalized the FIF model by appointing hospital boards andcommittees which are supposed to oversee prudent use of funds generated…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua as he unveiled the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) naming the former UDA Secretary General Cleopas Malala the interim Deputy party leader. Key officials include are David Mingati as Strategy Chairperson (deputized by Peter Mwathi), Hesbon Obanga as Party Secretary-General, and Cate Waruguru as National Women…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The Nairobi County Health Committee has ordered the immediate closure of all Naivas Supermarket branches in the capital after discovering expired food products on sale. The directive was issued on Wednesday, May 14, following an inspection at the Naivas Moi Avenue branch. The committee claimed to have found yoghurt products lacking…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The government has allocated billions of shillings to boost small and micro-businesses in each and every ward in the country in line with the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda. Speaking in Naivasha, Deputy President Prof Kithure Kindiki said at least 70 SMEs in each of the 1,450 wards across the country will…
Mt Kenya Central ACK Diocese Bishop Dr Timothy Gichere launching a Divinity School at Pioneer International University Murang’a Campus The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Pioneer International University (PIU) has launched a School of Divinity that majors on post graduate diploma in transformational church administration and leadership. The faculty will provide the students with ways to tackle/handle…
Photo/Hardeep Jadeja of Marwadi University of India shows senior staff of Mount Kenya University led by Prof Simon Gicharu, chairman and founder MKU how to navigate the University Integrated Resource Planning (UnIRP). MKU will migrate from the Students Management Information System (SMIS), ERP and ‘My.MKU’ to the more unified University Integrated Resource Platform (UnIRP). By…
The Mountain Journal editorial@themountainjournal.co.keTwo counties become the first take over the administration of student bursaries, after they signed an Intergovernmental Partnership Agreement (IPA) with the Ministry of Education. The counties of Murang’a and Mandera, signed an agreement at Jogoo House in Nairobi, on transfers the bursaries function from the national government to them, unlocking billions…
