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…

 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(…

The Mountain Journal  Two youthful tea farmers put up a spirited battle at the Murang’a County Assembly to have tea factories exempted from paying levies after they buy road construction materials. David Muturi and Eutychus Ngechu told the roads and public works committee how the roads in the tea growing sector are impassable  leaving maintenance…

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…

The Mountain Journal Persons who have been masquerading as lawyers in Nanyuki town have been arrested as their accomplices fled. In the operation coordinated by members of the law society of Kenya based in Laikipia County, 10 quack lawyers were arrested by police in their offices and others while they were in meeting with their…

 The Mountain Journal Formidable teams formed to deal with rogue illicit liquor in Murang’a have unearthed the presence of counterfeits stocked in the licensed outlets.  There has been a scuffle between the police and the bar owners defending confiscation of the products citing they had been distributed by genuine suppliers, apart from lacking stamps from…

 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…

NCBA Group has opened two bank branches in Kenol and Murang ‘a bringing its branch network to 88 as it seeks to grow its business by reaching out to new customers in the counties. The bank, which has been on a branch expansion exercise since 2021, plans to open an additional 10 branches in 2023. NCBA…

 The Mountain Journal  Hours before the Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua  convene a high level meeting to address issues related to alcoholism in Central region, in Juja in Kiambu County security team arrested four suspects  found in possession of suspected illicit brews.  in the operation in Witeithie estate , the impounded liquor bore bogus KRA stamps. In …

The Mountain Journal Murang’a County Government made a land mark after it established a pediatric autism centre to ease challenge on families with members in need of care and treatment. Photo/astor Dorcas Gachagua opening an autism centre at Kirwara Sub district hospital. It was a sigh followed by joy as second lady Pastor Dorcas Gachagua…