The Mountain Journal The coffee market continued to offer the farmers better prices, after the weekly auction fetched Sh1.2 billion after the sale of 19,583 bags, registering the highest consignment since October 1. The Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) reports indicated that coffee brokers Alliance Berries Limited and Kirinyaga Slopes affiliated factories achieved the highest prices…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke A major crisis is looming in the tea small holder tea factories after the government ordered KTDA directors holding direct and indirect commercial interests with other companies to relinquish their positions within 30 days. The Ministry of Agriculture has directed the Tea Board of Kenya (TBK) to ensure there is full…
The Mountain Journal Five primary school heads from Kiharu constituency have been facilitated with a trip to Dubai for posting impressive results in the national examinations. The heads led by Mrs Beatrice Wachira of Technology Primary School in Murang’a benefited from the trip following the promise made by area MP Ndindi Nyoro in a strategy…
The Mountain Journal More than 30 markets in Murang’a have benefited with improvement under the Smart Cities programme. The smart cities programme, an initiative by Governor Irungu Kang’ata in two years has opened up towns and market centres especially the back streets that had not attracted customers. The Governor backed by county leadership has continued…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Coffee production within Kihuyo and Giathugu areas in Nyeri county is on the rise after the farmers embraced agroecology practise. The impact of equipping farmers with agro ecology knowledge has led to improved production of the coffee processed at Kihuro coffee cooperative society in Kieni West sub county, in Nyeri County…
editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Former Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr Fred Matiang’i has castigated the attack of the former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua in a church in Nairobi. Matiang’i, also the Jubilee Party Deputy Leader said it was ironic that tear gas canisters were lobbied in a church in a country where there is a rule of law calling …
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The effects of reduced management fee has been felt across the tea factories after they posted lower fees compared to that of the previous years. The management fee was reduced to 1.5 percent from 2.5 percent of the net sale of tea in both auction and direct markets, to conform with…
By Aaron Muthomi KIGALI, RWANDA – The elegant surroundings of the official residence of the High Commission of the Republic of Kenya in Gacuriro provided a fitting backdrop for an evening of significant dialogue and community building on Tuesday, November 25th, 2025. The cocktail reception, meticulously organized for Kenyan professionals residing in Rwanda, served as…
KTDA Board Member Mr Enos Njeru The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke A crisis is looming in the tea sector following a proposal by farmers to institute legal proceedings against the Tea Amendment Bill currently in the committee stage in the parliament The farmers want parliament to halt deliberations on the bill, arguing that if allowed, the…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Deputy President Kithure Kindiki said UDA candidate for Mbeere North by-election, Mr. Leonard Wamuthende Leo, is the best to take the constituency forward. He said Wamuthende has demonstrated notable grasp of pertinent issues affecting residents including on roads, water, electricity, education and other key issues of importance to Mbeere North voters….
