The Mountain Journal Njathi Mwenga has distributed mathematical sets to Grade 9 candidates across the 56 public primary schools in Mathioya. The distribution of the much needed mathematical sets followed passionate requests from parents and the management of the learning institutions to help pupils adequately prepare for their KJSEA examinations starting on 26th October. “Beyond…
The Mountain JournalPublic schools have hatched a scheme to charge illegal levies that have pushed hundreds of learners out of classrooms.The illegal levies have thrown the constitutional promise of free and compulsory basic education out of the window as thousands lack the ability to pay.A survey by Elimu Bora that covered 388 parents, guardians and…
Who is the Mount Kenya University (MKU) graduate changing lives, transforming communities or making waves on the global stage? MKU Alumni Plaza By James Wakahiu Mount Kenya University (MKU) Alumni Directorate has officially opened nominations for the MKU Alumni Award 2026, calling on the University’s alumni community in Kenya and across the Diaspora to identify…
Photo/MKU Vice Chancellor Prof Deogratius Jaganyi (right) gifts one of the 21 nursing apprentices bound for Germany during a send-off ceremony held at the Mwai Kibaki Convention Centre at the institution’s main campus in Thika town on Thursday, September 17th 2026. Photo; Courtesy Youth urged to create jobs and seize any opportunities amid scarcity as…
Chief Guest – Chief Executive Officer and Registrar KMPDC, Dr David G. Kariuki (2nd Right) accompanied by Director KMPDC Moses Kiptanui (R) visits Mount Kenya University exhibition stand and received by Mwangi Irungu, faculty Dental sciences during the conference By James Wakahiu NAIVASHA, Kenya –8th-11th September 2026.Efforts to strengthen oral healthcare in Kenya took centre…
The Mountain Journal More than 215,000 learners in Murang’a will be placed on a school meal programme subsidized by the local county government at Sh 200 million starting January next year. In the roll out, the learners in 418 primary, JSS and 650 Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) will get a subsidized meal price of…
The Mountain Journal More than 1,700 students graduated at the Murang’a University of Technology (MUT), a large number since the institution was granted a charter 10 years ago, said the Vice Chancellor, Prof Dickson Nyariki. Nyariki underscored the institution’s achievement in the year to the assembly of an electric vehicle christened MUT 001, powered primarily…
Change of guard at Lenana and Nanyuki national schools The Mountain Journal The impact of students of unrest in over 200 learning institutions is being felt, with two principals having been transferred with one exiting teaching. Lenana School Chief Principal William Kiplagat Kemei has been forced to take early retirement following the students’ strike on…
Photo/Jubilant Mount Kenya University students raise some of the trophies won at the 98th Kenya National Music Festival at kibabii University, Bungoma county. Photo: Courtesy By James Wakahiu Mount Kenya University (MKU)’s creative arts groups have once again proven its dominance at the Kenya National Music Festivals, delivering a sterling impressive performance that yielded an…
The Mountain Journal Five students who graduated with PhDs from Mount Kenya University (MKU) last week said the journey to achieve their dreams was full of challenges, but they appreciate the support they got to accomplish it. Benson Nyamweya Omwario, Amos Andama Nyamoko, Susan Wanjiku Mugo, Lilian Lwaya Elijah and Loise Kuria Nyakeru, said only …
