The Mountain Journal Learning in Murang’a Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) centres were paralyzed on Monday after a section of teachers staged a peaceful demonstration to protest over alleged unfair employment terms. The teachers employed by the Murang’a County Government demanded they be absorbed on the permanent and pensionable terms as their colleagues in the…
MKU Chairman Board of Directors and Founder, Prof. Simon Gicharu at the Maritime Academy in Malindi. By James WakahiuMount Kenya University (MKU)’s Malindi Maritime Academy has boostedKenya’s maritime training capacity with the installation of a modern bridgesimulator facility valued at Sh30 million, as the institution intensifies efforts totap into the largely underdeveloped maritime sector.The high-tech…
The Mountain Journal Claims of conflict of interest emerged at Chuka Girls High School in Tharaka Nithi County as the school board of management called for the removal of the principal. The board, a section of parents, indicates has been pursuing the removal of the principal from the school alleging that she was unable to…
By Aaron Muthomi Dol Dol, Laikipia County — Under the scorching sun and across the dry, rugged terrain of the Dol Dol valley, learners at Dol Dol Primary School took part in a major environmental and education-focused initiative as the Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI), with support from the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF), led a…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.keKirinyaga County has recorded a steady rise in Early Childhood Development Education(ECDE) enrollment following sustained investment in school infrastructure, improved servicedelivery and enhanced teacher welfare.Governor Anne Waiguru said enrolment in the learning centres has increased from 13,280learners in 2017 to 16,398 learners in 2025, reflecting growing parental confidence in publicECDE centres and…
Photo/ Dr Vincent Gaitho, Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the UniversityCouncil, Mount Kenya University (MKU) By James WakahiuThe government has come under heavy criticism for inefficiencies that that havenow culminated in more than 700,000 Grade Nine learners being unable to reportfor Grade 10 by last weekend.Elimu Bora Policy and Strategy Advisor, Mr Boaz Waruku says many…
Photo/Mount Kenya University (MKU) Pro-Chancellor, Dr Vincent Gaitho By James Wakahiu editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Mount Kenya University (MKU) Pro-Chancellor, Dr Vincent Gaitho, has asked politicians to keep politics out of the education sector as it does not augur well for the future of the country. “The education sector has no vacuum; it has its owners. These include…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Confusion has gripped Kuppet elections in Murang’a after a court order was issued to stop the election planned for Saturday. Employment and Labour Court Judge Justice Agnes M. K. Nzei stopped the election ruling the matter will be heard on February 11, in Nyeri. Davis Nyamweya Omosa, a teacher in Murang’a…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Over 12,000 learners in Kiharu, Murang’a have been enrolled in an education intervention programme by the area MP Ndindi Nyoro. The programme dubbed ‘Kiharu Masomo Bora’ will benefit from reduced school fees and enhanced student welfare following improvements. Speaking in Kiharu at Maragi Primary School, the MP announced that fees in…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke More than 50,000 students this year receive bursaries of Sh 230 million from the Murangá County Government. In the Inua Masomo Invention programme the kitty will sustain the needy students in schools as part of Governor Irungu Kang’ata empower them through merit. Kang’ata accompanied by Kitui Senator Enock Wambua issued the…
