The Mountain Journal Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has assured the country that the government is laying down adequate measures in anticipation of El Nino rains expected in Kenya later in the year. The DP said the administration is proactively engaged with all the respective actors to make sure the country is not caught by surprise…
The Mountain Journal KTDA managed factories made Sh 1.7 billion at the Mombasa Tea Auction after the sale of 5,445,627 kgs of made tea, last week the market fetched h 2.1 billion after the sale of 6,604,127 kgs. In the weekly auction, only Kirinyaga based Mununga and Kimunye tea factories achieved the best prices of…
The Mountain Journal Murang’a County Assembly approved a Sh 12.5 billion budget for the year 2026/2027 that will be used in accelerating development in the 35 wards. In the aligned budget by the MCAs, the recurrent budget got an allocation of Sh 8.2 billion. Chairperson, Budget and appropriation Committee Charles Machigo allocated Sh 4.3 billion…
Photo/At the House of the late JM Kariuki. The Mountain Journal The legacy of slain politician Josiah Mwangi (JM) Kariuki was rekindled in Nyandarua yesterday as members of MMV Associates CLG paid a courtesy visit to his widow ahead of a petition they are expected to present to the Nyandarua County government. The delegation, drawn…
The Mountain Journal After the push for the elevation of Thika town to a City, a new proposal has been flouted to consider the same to a county. In a petition, the city will be carved out of the vast Kiambu County and be its own county following a proposal by the stakeholders submitted…
The Mountain Journal editorial@themountainjournal.co.ke A grassroots organisation is working to restore and maintain 2,500 hectares of land along Lake Ol’Bolossat and the Ewaso Nyiro River in Nyandarua County over the next four years. As part of this effort, Community Organisation for Positive Impact, Care, and Development (COPICAD) is focusing on the restoration of 2,500 hectares…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke For many women in Kibra, football tournaments continue to offer a platform for them to sharpen and use their skills even after quitting competitive sports after childbirth. One of such women is 24-year-old goal keeper Nancy Njeri who once played in the National Women Super League (NWSL) said balancing football and…
The Mountain Journal The Murang’a traders who suffered destruction of their properties during last week’s fuel prices protest will share Sh 450,000 donated by the local County Government. Governor Irungu Kang’ata disbursed the kitty sourced from the Emergency Fund to the traders who had been registered to had faced the destruction of the properties on…
The Mountain Journal Murang’a Governor Irungu Kang’ata has pledged to support victims of the fuel price protest with compensation from the emergency fund kitty. Kang’ata spoke when he toured the traders affected by the destruction of their business premises on Monday night, when the criminals took advantage of the darkness. “ From the emergency fund, the…
The Mountain Journal Former Kirinyaga woman MP Wangui Ngirici defended women in leadership in a heated propaganda that women should not be given a chance to lead a county. Ngirici urged residents to give women a chance to lead regardless of the position they want, saying that judgment should not be based on gender. In her “Ziara…
