By BBC The black boxes for a commercial flight that crashed into a military helicopter in Washington DC have been located, as questions mount about staffing and other close calls at the airport where the plane was landing. Normally two people manage air traffic control for helicopters and airplanes flying in the area – one…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Mombasa Tea Auction last year exported a total of 481.8 million kgs of tea through local and international dealers earning Sh128.3 billion. The facility sold Kenya’s tea growers a total of Sh111.1 billion in the year under review for 395,719.059 kgs sourced from KTDA run factories and independent producers. The data…
The scene where a US passenger plane carrying 64 people crashed into the river after colliding midair with a military helicopter on a nighttime training exercise Wednesday. Photo/By BBC BY AFP At least 18 bodies have been pulled from Washington DC’s chilly Potomac River so far, where search and rescue teams are scouring the waters in…
The system will bring to an end ‘ukora’ The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke County Government of Kirinyaga has established a Geographic Information System (GIS) lab toimprove service delivery in the county department of lands.Governor Anne Waiguru, said that the lab, which is pivotal to digitization of lands records, willenable the County Government to streamline operations and…
By AFP A US passenger plane carrying 64 people crashed into Washington DC’s chilly Potomac River after colliding midair with a military helicopter on a nighttime training exercise Wednesday, prompting a major emergency response and the grounding of all flights. The plane had been about to land at nearby Reagan National Airport after flying from…
Claudia Sheinbaum says US government does not have right to change name of Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America The Guardian Mexico will send a letter to Google to question its decision to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico for users of Google Maps in the US. In a press conference on Wednesday, Mexico’s…
By BBC A nationwide immigration crackdown on Sunday resulted in the arrest of 956 people, the most since Donald Trump returned to power, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). A number of federal agencies with newly expanded detention powers were involved in the raids in a number of cities including Chicago, Newark and Miami….
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The Nairobi coffee market continued to fetch competitive prices, as the 154 buyers bought 28,971 bags for Sh1.6 billion. At the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) 12 coffee brokers led by Alliance Berries Limited and Kirinyaga Slopes produce attracted the best prices. In the market, the brokers delivered 8,363 bags of AA,…
The Mountain Journal editot@themountainjournal.co.ke The National Environmental Tribunal visited the controversial installation of an electric fence in Umande ward in Laikipia county that is being opposed by investors establishing tourist hotels along Timau River. On Monday, the tribunal led by Emmanuel Mumia, the petitioners, and the respondent’s lawyers toured the controversial fence through Muramati, Nginyii,…
By BBC /Catherine Heathwood The 15-year-old star of a film about a schoolgirl forced to marry an older man is evangelical about her role – despite the fact that her community in north-western Kenya might see it as a betrayal and treat her as an outcast. “I want the movie to spark conversations about this…
