A Turkish Airlines pilot has died after becoming ill on his own flight from Seattle on the north-west coast of the United States to Istanbul in Turkey. Captain Ilcehin Pehlivan, 59, collapsed mid-air and a second pilot and co-pilot took over the controls, an airline spokesman said on X. “When first aid to our captain…
The Mountain Journal Kenya’s Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has been impeached by parliament through a voting. He becomes the first Deputy President in Kenya to be impeached by parliament after Kibwezi West MP Mwengi Mutuse moved the motion. Two hundred and eighty one Mps supported the impeachment motion and 44 were against it. Speaker Moses…
Wajir Governor Ahmed Abdulahi has been elected the chairman at the Council of Governors chairperson, taking over from his Kirinyaga colleague Mumbi Waiguru. Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga was elected the vice chairman at the COG
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has asked Kenyans to remain united and peaceful as Parliament considers the impeachment proceedings against him starting Tuesday. Speaking during Sunday service at the National Prayer Altar at the Official Residence in Karen, Nairobi, the Deputy President said a political process should not cause tension and disharmony. “I want to call…
The Mountain Journal Democratic Party of Kenya (DP), has dismissed the impeachment plans against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.The party, which is country’s second oldest political party after the repeal of section 2A of the former constitution, yesterday distanced itself from its members who have joined the bandwagon baying for the DP’s blood.In a press statement,…
The United Nations secretary general has condemned Iranian strikes on Israel, after earlier being banned from the country for his initial response. Speaking to the UN Security Council, António Guterres said it was high time to stop what he called the “deadly cycle of tit-for-tat violence” in the Middle East. In an earlier statement, Israel’s…
BY DPCS Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has asked his detractors, who include Members of Parliament, to let him work and fulfil the mandate of his office to serve the people of Kenya. The Deputy President spoke on Saturday in Kirinyaga, Embu, Tharaka-Nithi and Meru counties where he engaged small-scale traders, farmers and other residents. DP…
The Mountain Journal Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has hit at Mt Kenya politicians who are working for his downfall saying it was a pity that the locals know what is happening. The DP said at the election he was elected alongside President William Ruto whom they are working together for the interest of the Kenyans….
The Mountain Journal Tana River Senator Danson Mungatana has filed a notice to motion against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua a move that has increased political anxiety in Kenya Kwanza Government. In the notice filed in the Senate, Mungatana alleges, Gachagua conducts himself in a manner that does not befit a Deputy President. The censure comes…
The Mountain Journal End of water ration programme in Nairobi and its environs as Northern Water Collector Tunnels (NWCT) project near completion. The Sh9.5 billion project facilitated by the World Bank through the Athi Water Works Development Agency was started in 2015 and ran through various challenges, among them residents in Gatanga demanding compensation for…
