By Aaron MuthomiKAKAMEGA, Kenya –Excitement is building across the nation as the Kenya Secondary Schools Sports Association (KSSSA) officially kicks off the 2025 National Championships in Kakamega.All eyes will be on the Outer Field at Kakamega High School, where Highway Secondary School from the Nairobi region will lock horns with St. Joseph’s Boys Kitale in…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke More land in Laikipia is being prepared for coffee planting after the experts asserted that the majority of the farmers’ are interested after the soil testing. The farmers received more than 10,000 certified coffee seedlings from the New KPCU, being a major boost designed to increase coffee production. Laikipia Governor Joshua…
IEBC Chairman Mr Erastus Ethekon The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The electoral body has cleared nomination of members to the county assemblies to replace those who exited in the UDA. In the first mandate after it assumed the office, the Erastus Ethekon led commission communicated with the county assemblies of Murang’a, Nyandarua, Kakamega, Kirinyaga,Makueni, Taita Taveta,…
By Aaron Muthomi /Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke As the long, chilly month of July fades, the dawn of August breathes a new rhythm across the cool slopes of Mt. Kenya. Meru County becomes the national stage as over 100,000 students from all 47 counties of Kenya converge with one mission: to celebrate music, culture, and creativity….
By BBC Almost one in three people in the Gaza Strip are going for days without eating, the UN’s food aid programme has warned. “Malnutrition is surging with 90,000 women and children in urgent need of treatment,” the World Food Programme (WFP) said in a statement. Warnings of starvation in Gaza have intensified this week….
By Sean Ngirici/ The Mountain Journal Tea market earned the factories Sh 769.7 million following purchase of 3,220,537kgs during the weekly auction in Mombasa. The prices to the 70 factories registered a decline from the Sh880.7 million paid by the buyers last week. In the analysis, the factories in the east of the rift, led…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The allies Kenya Kwanza drummed up support to accord President William Ruto a second term following implementation of development programmes designed to uplift living standard of Kenyans across the country The Deputy President Prof Kithure Kindiki warned Kenyans against listening to individuals playing deceptive politics that can plunge the country into…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The Nairobi coffee market in the weekly auction made Sh190,510,891 after the sale of 3,626 bags of coffee, weighing 224,947kgs. The payment at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) reflected the lowest achieved payment to the estate and cooperative farmers, compared to last week’s Sh 316.1 million. Menu farmers cooperative society in…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Mathioya MP Ewin Mugo warned against the introduction of early campaigns, saying Kenyans are interested in service delivery. He told the elected leaders to put an end to premature election campaigning and concentrate on fulfilling their responsibilities to the citizens, as part of the service delivery. Mugo emphasized national unity, peace,…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Kenya bagged six gold medals during the first African Rafting Championship that attracted 11 countries in the event which ended on Sunday. The counties that participated included Kenya, Somali, Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda, Congo, Burundi, Tanzania, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda among others that demonstrated knowledge of the water sports. In the five…
