A water company to distribute three million tree seedlings in three years

Muwasco Managing Director Eng Daniel Ng’ang’a leading in creating awareness on tree planting The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke A water company in Murang’a targets to mobilise planting of more than three millions tree seedlings in efforts to conserve the environment. Murang’a Water (Muwasco) Managing Director Eng Daniel Ng’ang’a said the programme dubbed ‘Linda Mazingira’ will distribute…

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MKU Medical School now listed in theW orld Directory of Medical Schools

MKU medical degrees recognised in USA, UK and Canada,opening doors for doctors trained by the university to workin those foreign nationsBy James Wakahiueditor@themountainjournal.co.ke The Mount Kenya University’s(MKU’s) Medical School is now listed in theWorld Directory of Medical Schools, which lists more than 4,000 medical schoolsin operation around the world.This follows the April 2025 listing of…

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Its thumbs up to the German, Kenya governments as MKU’s third group of nurses departs for Europe

The nursing apprentices were awarded Visas and air tickets to travel to Germany during the flagging off ceremony officiated by the MKU Chairman, University Council Dr Vincent Gaitho and Vice- Chancellor Prof Deogratius Jaganyi. By James Wakahiu editor@themountainjournal. co.ke Mount Kenya University (MKU)’s top leadership has heaped praises on both the German and Kenya governments…

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African universities hold another key summit in Rwanda

By James Wakahiu   editor@themountainjournal.co.ke By James Wakahiu   This years’ Times Universities’ Africa Universities Summit 2025 brought together cross-continental partners from higher education, industry, policy and civil society to discuss the greatest challenges and opportunities facing African higher education and broader society. Photo/Mount Kenya University Chairman and founder Prof. Simon Gicharu (Left) presents a…

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Times higher education conference in Kigali

Photo/The MKU Vice-Chancellor, Prof Deogratius Jaganyi exchanging the signed copy of Expression Of Interest (EOI) Agreement with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University (PSAU), Prof Rayed Alyousef, Vice – President Research and Post Graduate Studies on 19th March 2025. By James Wakahiu editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The Vice Chancellor, Prof Deogratius Jaganyi, represented Mount Kenya…

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Mount Kenya University teams dominate the KUSF Nairobi North conference Universities league awards

By James Wakahiu editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Mount Kenya University (MKU) led the pack in the KUSF conference and won the Private University award, Best host University award, Most punctual University and 1st runners up winning University overall. Kenyatta University emerged the overall winners, winning the best public University award while Jomo Kenyatta University finished 2nd runners up best university…

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Dons call for closer academia-industry ties to tackle skills mismatch challenge

By James Wakahiu editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Vice Chancellors of Mount Kigali University and Mount Kenya University laud theInter-Universities Council of East Africa for organizing three-day Kigalievent to discuss pertinent issueThe Inter-Universities Council of East Africa’s (IUCEA’s) biennialAcademia-Public-Private Partnership Forum (APPPF) has earned thepraise of the vice-chancellors of two regional universities. The latestedition, the 13th APPPF, took place…

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