The Mountain Journal A road map to construct hostels to accommodate students inside the public universities and colleges has kicked off targeting 8,000 units across the country. In a multi billion shillings programme, the hostel blocks will accommodate students, and the investors scramble for land near the institution ready to establish business enterprises. In Murang’a,…
The Mountain Journal Jubilee Party Deputy Leader Dr Fred Matiang’i has called on citizens to embrace political tolerance and condemned the government for allowing goonism in the country and barring its political rivals from holding their meetings in certain parts of the country. Matiang’i regretted that 62 years after the country attained independence, citizens appear…
The Mountain Journal President William Ruto has castigated political leaders who want to act as gatekeepers for the political direction Central Kenya will take in the next election. The President said he is working for all Kenyans who gave him a popular mandate in 2022 polls, and not a tiny and corrupt political cartel in…
The Mountain Journal The construction of major markets in Kandara and Kigumo in Murang’a has been described as a milestone designed to uplift the status of the traders, ending the era of operating along the roadside. The traders said they expect to occupy the facilities as soon as possible to end the challenges they have…
President Donald Trump said Iran committed to never closing the strait again, though a US blockade remains in place while negotiators work toward a deal ending the war. Oil prices have plummeted after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz would be “completely open” to commercial ships for the remainder of the ceasefire. The cost of…
The Mountain Journal Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has warned opposition leaders against politicizing fuel prices saying the war in Iran has disrupted the global oil sector leading to higher importation costs. Prof. Kindiki said the government has taken necessary measures to lessen the pain for most Kenyans calling on politicians to stop inciting the public…
.Deputy President Kithure Kindiki and Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru have vowed to worktogether to rally Mt. Kenya region to support President William Ruto’s re-election.They rallied people from the region to firmly back the government so as to “harvest”development benefits because they had overwhelmingly voted for it.Speaking at Kagumo area of Kirinyaga Central Constituency after inspection…
The Mountain Journal The Deputy President Prof Kithure Kindiki has warned DCP leader Rigathi Gachagua that he will not allow him to drag Mt. Kenya Region into the opposition. Kindiki told off Gachagua, terming his politics as divisive and outdated “We will milk as many development projects as possible from this government because we…
The Mountain Journal In four years, Murang’a county government has managed to ensure water was accessible in the villages, more than decades ago. Governor Irungu Kang’ata in his address to the county assembly outlined that the programme to connect more villages with the commodity was ongoing. He further explained that his administration has constructed nor…
By BBC The Artemis II crew have safely returned home after re-entering Earth’s atmosphere at 25,000mph (40,000km/h), splashing down off the coast of California. They have travelled deeper into space than any humans before them – just over 4,000 miles more than the record of 248,655 set by Apollo 13 in 1970. Astronauts are highly…
