The Mountain Journal Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has said the fight against drugs and substance abuse should be effectively handled not to plunge the generations back to the era of drunkenness. Gachagua expressed displeasure that in his Mathira backyard the closed liquor outlets have been re-opened under mysterious conditions. Speaking in Kiamariga Church in Mathira…
By Kasra Naji, A relatively moderate member of the Iranian parliament, Masoud Pezeshkian, has been declared the next president of Iran after beating his hardline conservative rival by a decisive margin in Friday’s run-off presidential elections. The 69-year-old will replace Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash last month. Dr Pezeshkian’s mostly young supporters took…
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has praised President William Ruto for engaging and fielding questions from young Kenyans, Generation Z, through audio conversation on X-Spaces. Speaking in Nyeri town, Gachagua lauded the young people for seeking to have a conversation with the President virtually, adding that this marked a turning point in public engagement towards good governance. “The…
US President Joe Biden has said only the “Lord Almighty” could convince him to end his bid for re-election, as he sat for a rare primetime interview in an effort to calm Democratic concern over his candidacy. Speaking to ABC News on Friday, Mr Biden also declined to take a cognitive test and make the…
The devil in the guidelines By Peter Ngure The Kenyan constitution 2010 provides under 43 (1, a) that Every person has the right to the highest attainable standard of health, which includes the right to health care services, including reproductive health care; Article 43 (2) also recognizes that A person shall not be denied emergency…
By Graeme Baker, BBC News Share Reuters Keir Starmer (pictured with his wife, Victoria) will be the next UK prime minister The Labour Party has won the UK general election and Sir Keir Starmer will become the new prime minister. The result ends 14 years of Conservative government, during which five different prime ministers have run…
The Mountain Journal Pastor Dawson Mudenyo is the Head of Faith Diplomacy Office at Rachel Ruto’s office. The office, which consists of pastors and intercessors, was created last year by the First Lady amid criticism to pray for the nation. Pastor Dawson and his team report to State House daily at 5 AM to pray…
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP). A Japanese hairstylist has been sentenced to 17.5 years in prison and 20 strokes of the cane in Singapore for what the judge described as a “brutal and cruel” assault and rape of a drunk student five years ago, his lawyer said Thursday. Kita Ikko, 39, pleaded guilty Monday to…
41 minutes ago By Gareth Evans, Courtney Subramanian and Kayla Epstein, BBC News, Washington & New York Share EPA President Biden and Vice-President Harris presented a united front to Democrats on Wednesday (file image) US President Joe Biden has admitted he “screwed up” in last week’s debate against Donald Trump, but has vowed to fight on…
The Mountain Journal Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) today generated Sh 625,452,069.22 after the sale of 19,031 bags of coffee. The payment realised during the weekly auction reflected an increase from the previous where the farmers got Sh 343.3 million following the sale of 10,737 bags of the commodity. In the sale, marketing agents presented 9,156…
