By BBC Donald Trump has warned he will impose high tariffs and further sanctions on Russia if Vladimir Putin fails to end the war in Ukraine. Writing on his social media platform Truth Social, he said that by pushing to settle the war he was doing Russia and its president a “very big favour”. Trump…
Elon Musk has caused outrage over a one-armed gesture he gave during a speech celebrating the inauguration of Donald Trump. Musk thanked the crowd for “making it happen”, before placing his right hand over his heart and then thrusting the same arm out into air straight ahead of him. He then turned and repeated the…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Former DP Rigathi Gachagua and his allies trooped to Laikipia the alleged backyard of Mungiki leader Maina Njenga. Gachugua claimed that President William Ruto scripted all the speeches for government leaders in the meetings. Speaking at Matanya PCEA Church in Laikipia East constituency, he claimed that all the scripts being read…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Another security officers from Kenya has been ferried to Haiti in a peace keeping mission. Two hundreds and seventeen officers have been sent to the South American nation, to bolster a multinational force seeking to restore order to the violence-ridden Caribbean island. Criminal gangs still control some 85 percent of the…
By BBC Nepal has been celebrated globally for tripling its tiger population in a decade – but Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli thinks the country may have been too successful. “In such a small country, we have more than 350 tigers… We can’t have so many tigers and let them eat up humans,” he said…
Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has asked people from Mt. Kenya region to reject anyattempt by a section of leaders to drag them out of government.Waiguru said people from Kirinyaga will not abandon Kenya Kwanza government for theopposition, noting that some ‘sweet talking politicians’ out of their selfish interests, are busytrying to hoodwink people from the…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Former President Uhuru Kenyatta allies faced the parliamentary committee after they were nominated by President William Ruto for Cabinet Secretaries positions. The Cabinet nominees Mutahi Kagwe, William Kabogo and Lee Kinyanjui have been nominated for the slots in agriculture, ICT and investment respectively. The committee was chaired by speaker Moses Wetangula….
By BBC Landlords have been illegally raising prices due to the Los Angeles wildfires, says Selling Sunset star Jason Oppenheim. The LA property mogul, who owns the luxury real estate brokerage at the centre of the Netflix reality show, said one client had been asked for thousands over the original asking price to rent a…
By BBC Firefighters are battling to control huge wildfires in Los Angeles that have killed at least 24 people, devoured thousands of buildings and forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes. It’s a rapidly changing situation – these maps and pictures show the scale of the challenge, where the fires are and…
BY BBC Professional chef Daron Anderson always tells people he was “born in the kitchen” – quite literally. The 45-year-old was delivered by homebirth at 295 West Las Flores Drive, where he lived with his mother until this week. On Thursday, he stepped over charred debris where his kitchen once stood in Altadena, a tight-knit…
