The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Coffee dealers purchased 12,074 bags of the commodity at Sh 532.4 million during the weekly auction. The auction at Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) reflected higher returns compared to the previous week of Sh 361.7 million following the auction of 8,960 bags of coffee. In the reports from the NCE, Gititu factory…
By BBC A week after Donald Trump won a second-term in the White House, the contours of his new presidency have started taking shape. The president-elect has announced nearly a dozen appointees, the first steps toward filling out his White House staff and key government departments. He also made comments to the media and on…
Zetech University is on track to expand its academic offerings to at least 30 programs by the end of 2025, as it prepares to introduce several new degree courses. The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Njenga Munene, revealed that the university has already submitted proposed programs for inspection by the Commission for University Education, with some courses…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke As Kenya’s economy struggles to create new jobs for thousands of jobless youths, fresh graduates have been challenged to pursue self-employment and endeavor to positively contribute to social-economic growth of the country. Speaking during the university’s 8th graduation ceremony that saw 2,566 graduands conferred with degrees and awarded diplomas and certificates,…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Mombasa tea auction last week sold 8,309,566 kgs of the commodity to the local and international buyers. In the sale Kenya sold 7,360,618 kgs packed into 106,960 packages, followed by Uganda with 666,939 kgs. In the weekly market reports, other countries that participated are Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi that presented at…
By AFP Donald Trump has won the US presidential election, media said on Wednesday defeating Kamala Harris in a stunning political comeback that will send shock waves across the world. The polarizing Republican’s victory, following one of the most hostile campaigns in modern US history, was all the more remarkable given an unprecedented criminal conviction,…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.cpo.ke Huldah Hiltsley Momanyi becomes the first Kenyan-born politician to hold office in the United States under the Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL) Party. In the election, she won with 64.78 percent of the vote to represent Minnesota’s District 38A, which includes the southwestern parts of Brooklyn Park and Osseo. Momanyi was born in Nyamira…
Polls have closed in all seven key battlegrounds of this US election. The result of two swing states have already been projected, and there are signs to suggest how others are leaning. But it could still be some time before we find out whether Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Kamala Harris has won. Results are…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Kenya’s weekly coffee auction netted Sh 361.7 million following the sale of 8,960 bags of coffee. In the auction market, produce sold by Alliance Berries Limited, and New KPCU achieved the highest price. According to Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) reports Evas Estate in Mathira, Nyeri achieved the highest price of Sh43,473…
