The Mountain Journal Agriculture Food Authority lifted the macadamia harvesting ban allowing the trading to start on February 1, after a study established that the nuts were mature in many parts of the country. In a notice, the regulator Director General Dr Bruno Linyiru, listed the ban that was imposed to run between December 1,…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Chaos erupted in a relief food distribution forum in Gatundu South, Kimabu county after hundreds of widows and widowers scrambled for relief food. The trouble emerged when undeserving persons who were not registered fought for food that was meant for the vulnerable families. The distribution exercise, organized by Principal Secretary for…
The Mountain Journal Kenya’ s weekly coffee market Sh 2.4 billion after the buyers bought 39,853 bags of the commodity. Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) reported that during Tuesday’s auction 13 coffee brokers offered 12,566 bags of grade AA and 18,596 bags of grade AB which attracted the buyers. Alliance Berries Limited offered the highest volume…
By Aaron Muthomi Dol Dol, Laikipia County — Under the scorching sun and across the dry, rugged terrain of the Dol Dol valley, learners at Dol Dol Primary School took part in a major environmental and education-focused initiative as the Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI), with support from the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF), led a…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Certified coffee earned a premium price in the weekly auction, compared to the ordinary produce at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE). In the market analysis, NCE report indicates that the 10 factories that achieved the lucrative prices of their coffee are certified by RainForest Alliance, CAFE, Faretrade, and EUDR. The certified…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The small holder tea factories earned Sh 1.11 billion after the auction of 3,170,088 kgs of tea at the Mombasa Tea Auction. In the weekly sale factories, 10 factories that fetched the lucrative price of between Sh 433 and Sh 406 per kgs of tea, were Gathuthi Sh 15.2million after the…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.keKirinyaga County has recorded a steady rise in Early Childhood Development Education(ECDE) enrollment following sustained investment in school infrastructure, improved servicedelivery and enhanced teacher welfare.Governor Anne Waiguru said enrolment in the learning centres has increased from 13,280learners in 2017 to 16,398 learners in 2025, reflecting growing parental confidence in publicECDE centres and…
Photo/ Dr Vincent Gaitho, Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the UniversityCouncil, Mount Kenya University (MKU) By James WakahiuThe government has come under heavy criticism for inefficiencies that that havenow culminated in more than 700,000 Grade Nine learners being unable to reportfor Grade 10 by last weekend.Elimu Bora Policy and Strategy Advisor, Mr Boaz Waruku says many…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke KTDA has adjusted the monthly green leaf payment to Sh 30 per kilogramme up from Sh 25 per kilogramme which was imposed in 2020 to conform with the Tea Act 2020. In the last year AGMs; the farmers from the tea growing belts raised their voice calling for the increment of…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) netted Sh 2.4 billion in the weekly auction after the estate and cooperatives offered 40,918 bags. The market had 18 buyers as the Alliance Berries Limited offered the highest volume of 14,651 bags that fetched 917.3 million. New KPCU:6,107 bags ( Sh 359 million), Kirinyaga Slopes…
