The Mountain Journal Laikipia County Government suffered a shame after the Senate questioned Laikipia over KSh49.8 million deducted from water company employees. The amount was never remitted to their pension schemes, alongside a Sh6.3 million shortfall in customer deposits. This week, the Senate Committee on County Public Investments and Special Funds grilled Governor Joshua Irungu’s…
The Mountain Journal For years, residents of Mwea in Kirinyaga County, were forced to draw water from irrigationcanals running through the vast rice-growing scheme for drinking, cooking, washing and otherhousehold needs, exposing families to water-borne diseases.However, the story has now changed, with water-borne diseases in the region falling by 63 percent following the implementation of…
Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru Presents gifts of Speciality coffee and Tea to First lady Racheal Ruto at County during Joyful Women empowerment Forum. The Mountain Journal The First Lady Racheal Ruto has lauded Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru for her development track record, describing her as a transformative force, especially in women’s empowerment initiatives in the…
The Mountain Journal Kirinyaga County’s Sagana Industrial Park is nearing commissioning after a multi-agencynational government team gave the project a positive assessment during a visit to verify itsprogress and identify remaining gaps.The assessment comes days after the government directed that County Aggregation andIndustrial Parks (CAIPs) that have achieved more than 90 per cent completion be…
The Mountain Journal A renewed tree-growing campaign has been launched around Sasumua Dam in South Kinangop, Nyandarua County, in a bid to protect the reservoir from siltation, pollution, soil erosion and excessive evaporation. Located at the foothills of the Aberdare Range in Njabini, Sasumua Dam receives water from the Chania, Sasumua and Kiburu rivers and…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Former Kirinyaga Deputy Governor Peter Ndambiri has exuded confidence to capture Kirinyaga Gubernatorial seat in the upcoming 2027 political duel. Ndambiri is seeking to succeed his former boss Anne Waiguru who he deputised between 2017-2022 says he has backing of the Kirinyaga people. In the race, the Kirinyaga politician is flying…
County chiefs who graced the function in Nairobi The Mountain Journal Murang’a County has emerged as Kenya’s best-performing county in the latest CountyTrak Performance Index 2026 released by Infotrak Research and Consulting, outperforming all other devolved units in the country. The survey released this week ranked Murang’a first nationally with an overall score of 54…
Photo/Amb. Eugene Kavune Nzabonimba addressing the delegates. The Mountain Journal Global Union for Peace and Development (GUPD) founder and Chief Executive Officer Amb. Eugene Kavune Nzabonimba has called for a united national effort to promote peace, justice, human rights and sustainable development, saying lasting stability can only be achieved through dialogue, responsible leadership and inclusive…
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…
