The Mountain Journal More tea factories have ventured into the installation of the orthodox tea processing equipment focusing on the expanded market, among other destinations. already, more than 12 factories produce the much needed specialty tea. The tea growers affiliated to the 71 tea processing factories, approved venturing into the new market through allocating use…
The Mountain Journal The coffers at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) have declined in the past two months with this week farmers presenting 11,835 bags that netted Sh 487.1 million In the market the coffee brokers presented 1,549 bags of grade AA, grade AB 1,763 bags , and grade C 984 bags that fetched premier…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The coffee growers across the Mt Kenya region have registered better payment for the year 2025/2026, compared to three years ago. In the counties of Murang’a, Nyeri, Kirinyaga and Embu, the cooperative societies have reported a turnaround in fortunes as societies that posted better prices are New Ngariama society through Kamwangi…
The Mountain Journal A high-level symposium themed “Zero Tariffs, Infinite Opportunities” was held at the Chinese Embassy in Nairobi, on Monday that brought together key stakeholders from both the public and private sectors to deepen trade and investment cooperation between Kenya and China. The high level discussions was centered on strengthening bilateral trade ties and…
The Mountain Journal Coffee farmers in Kirinyaga County are celebrating a historic windfall after earnings hit a recordSh 7.4 billion, marking one of the highest coffee payouts ever recorded in the county.The latest payments ranged between Sh 104 and Sh 157.40 per kilogram of cherry, with animpressive average of Sh 139 per kilogram, underscoring a…
The Mountain Journal Jubilee Party Deputy Leader Dr Fred Matiang’i has called on citizens to embrace political tolerance and condemned the government for allowing goonism in the country and barring its political rivals from holding their meetings in certain parts of the country. Matiang’i regretted that 62 years after the country attained independence, citizens appear…
The Mountain Journal Agriculture and Livestock Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe warned macadamia processors companies against failure to buy all locally produced nuts failure which will open a window for the export of the inshell. He ordered the processors must buy the commodity at the government-set minimum price of Sh100 per kilo to enable the farmers…
The Mountain Journal President William Ruto has castigated political leaders who want to act as gatekeepers for the political direction Central Kenya will take in the next election. The President said he is working for all Kenyans who gave him a popular mandate in 2022 polls, and not a tiny and corrupt political cartel in…
The Mountain Journal The construction of major markets in Kandara and Kigumo in Murang’a has been described as a milestone designed to uplift the status of the traders, ending the era of operating along the roadside. The traders said they expect to occupy the facilities as soon as possible to end the challenges they have…
Photo/Prof. Victoria Wambui Ngumi, Vice Chancellor JKUAT (left) and Dr Martin Kimemia, Vice Chancellor of Mount Kigali University, display a document after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on academic collaboration on April 21, 2026. PHOTO: COURTESY By James Wakahiu Mount Kigali University (MKU), Rwanda, and Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT)…
