The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Interior and National Coordination Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has downplayed the celebrated return of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua scheduled on Thursday, after three weeks in the US. The CS said thousands of travellers use JKIA, after their international tours, as he downplayed hyped celebration by the allies of Gachagua. “Gachagua…
“We will be back in 2026” – MKU Management vows after Kenyatta University ran away with the top prize in the institutions of higher learning category By James Wakahiu Mount Kenya University (MKU)’s winning streak in the national music festivals was evident this year as the fete closed on Saturday August 16th, with top…
Photo: Public Health Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni. The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Senior government officials have kicked off an initiative dubbed ‘Jamii Imara Mashinani . set to create an engagement platform with the communities in the counties. The initiative, launched in Mathioya, focuses on a series of people-centered forums designed to engage citizens directly and explain…
Photo/Rukuriri factory farmers undergoing a training The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The tea sector marked a vibrant and momentous occasion as the growers underwent a training designed towards quality production. Later, the over 1,000 farmers later held a colourful and successful graduation ceremony at Mzee Njeru Kagondu’s home in Kanja Village, who was the lead farmer….
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The coffee market this week has earned the estates and cooperatives Sh 529.2 million after the sale of 9,578 bags of coffee. In the sale, the coffee brokers had offered 10,099 bags for sale where 521 bags were withdrawn. The reports from NCE reflect the weekly auction fetched more compared to…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke A stand off ensued between security personnel within the Delmonte Kenya Limited plantation and the community, after a suspected pineapple thief was shot dead at close range. The killing of Stephen Marubu, 30, on Tuesday sparked violence as the residents in Kihiu Mwiri and Mwangario areas neighbouring the pineapple plantations, burned…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke EACC sleuths raided the residence and the office of the Laikipia County Assembly Speaker Lantano Nabaala following claims of forged academic forgery documents. Early in the morning, the EACC officers backed by the armed policemen moved in the Speaker’s residences Muthaiga estate in Nairobi and Nanyuki, before proceeding to the county…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Kenyan and Iranian governments have jointly formed a committee to lay modalities to fast track resumption of the tea trade in two months. Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe announced that the committee will identify the obstacles that led to the ban of Kenya’s tea in the Iranian market. Mutahi spoke during…
By Aaron Muthomi/ The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.keKenya will mark International Mountain Day 2025 on 11 December under the theme “Glaciers Matter for Water, Food, and Livelihoods in Mountains and Beyond.”The two-day celebration will highlight the critical role glacier-fed rivers from Mt Kenya play in sustaining agriculture, biodiversity, and rural livelihoods.Activities will include a 21-river bicycle…
By Aaron Muthomi/Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Taita schools have made a commanding mark at the 6th National Amani Debate Competition, held at Alliance High School, with two teams clinching top national honours and earning their place at the East African stage. Murray Girls High School Amani Club took the crown in the English Secondary School Debate…
