The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The weekly tea market fetched Sh 1,377,058,020 from the sale of 5,296,377kgs of tea at the Mombasa Tea Auction. The auction reports indicate that tea factories, Mununga, Gathuthi, Kathangariri, Rukuriri and Imenti achieved the higher prices of between Sh365 per kilogramme of tea and Sh321 per kilogramme. In the market analysis…
Photo/Prof Simon Gicharu, Founder and Chairman, MKU By James Wakahiu editor@themountainjournal.co.keMount Kenya University (MKU) has been ranked the fifth-best university in Kenya, 72 nd inAfrica and 3,203rd out of 14, 131 colleges globally in the 2025 rankings. The ranking, based onresearch output, non-academic reputation and the impact of notable alumni, highlights MKU’sstrong academic presence in…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Murang’a county government has entered into a pact with Equity Bank in efforts to accelerate growth in various sectors of the economy. Governor Irungu Kang’ata and Equity Bank’s CEO Dr James Mwangi entered into a landmark pact designed to support growth and transformation into four crucial sectors of the country’s economy….
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Kirinyaga Governor, Anne Waiguru, has established a County Empowerment and DevelopmentFund.The fund that has already been allocated Ksh. 30 million this financial year, will support thevulnerable people, people living with disabilities, women, youth and other common interest groupswith finances to establish or boost income generating activities.Speaking at Kamiigua Polytechnic Grounds where…
editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Retired military pilot James Gitahi Nguyo was settling into his life away from the skies after flying for 44 years when he met his untimely death along the Mombasa Highway on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. However, even in his tragic death which resulted in him getting burnt beyond recognition, his illustrious career while in the…
Mount Kigali University (Rwanda) Students of Law gift Lady Justice Njoki Ndung’u, a Judge of the Supreme Court of Kenya (center) with a Rwandwese traditional outfit after they visited the Supreme Court of Kenya. The Judge lectured them on the jurisdiction, roles, and key jurisprudence developed by the Supreme Court. PHOTO; COURTESY By James Wakahiu…
Photo/Dr. Vincent Gichuru Gaitho By James Wakahiu The Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA), in collaboration with the East African Business Council (EABC), is organizing a major conference on collaborations between the private sector, governments and universities in the region. The 13th Academia-Public Private Partnership Forum (APPPF)-2025 is scheduled to take place from March…
BY DPCS Deputy President Kithure Kindiki says coffee farmers will earn more this year owing to key interventions by the government that have improved production and increased returns. The Deputy President said the estimated projection is at Sh110 per kg of cherry this year which is almost double what farmers received when the Kenya Kwanza…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) this week auctioned 2,092,764 kilograms of coffee earning the farmers in cooperatives and estates Sh1.9 billion. Nyeri based Kiundu factory affiliated to Mutheka cooperative society attained the highest price of Sh57,494 per bag of Grade AA, brokered by the Alliance Berries Limited. Other factories that achieved…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Provision of clean water has uplifted Maragua town to grow after decades of stagnation owing to shortage of the commodity sourced from Maragua In two years have benefited with water after Maragua was neglected in the supply. Two years ago, President William Ruto in a tour of Murang’a county directed that…
