The Mountain Journal

Kigali grants Mt Kenya varsity Rwanda full accreditation Institution to rebrand to Mount Kigali University following a ministerial order approved by the Cabinet chaired by President Paul Kagame

By James WakahiuThe Government of Rwanda has granted Mount Kenya UniversityRwanda (MKUR) full accreditation to operate as a fully-fledgeduniversity.The accredited institution will now rebrand to Mount Kigali University(MKU) according to a communique from the Office of the PrimeMinister of Rwanda. The communique details several orders made by aCabinet meeting chaired by President Paul Kagame on…

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Assembly approvals chief officer nominees

 The Mountain Journal  Another six chief officers proposed by Governor Irungu Kang’ata have been approved by Murang’a County Assembly with instructions they must deliver.   The nominees, the assembly resolved, will be monitored effectively through the departmental  committees based on the fact that they are young.   They approved Appollo Maina (Agriculture), Wanjohi Karoga(Education), Misheck Kipkorir(…

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Waiguru calls for consideration of farmers cooperatives as distribution points for

subsidized fertilizer Kirinyaga County Governor Anne Waiguru has asked for reconsideration of the current distribution system for the subsidized fertilizers. She has proposed for distribution through the local farmers’ cooperative societies which are closer to the beneficiaries.Currently distribution of the subsidized fertilizer is done through the Kenya National Trading Corporation (KNTC) with farmers in Kirinyaga picking it at the…

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Kirinyaga County adopts new road construction technology to enhance durability

 The Mountain JournalKirinyaga County Government has adopted the use of a more effective andefficient road construction technology to enhance durability of rural accessroads across the county.Construction of roads under the ongoing Nyorosha Barabara Mashinanithe project is utilizing a mixture of hardcore and quarry dust as the mainbuilding materials as opposed to the usual murram that…

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