President Ruto donates Sh1 million to the family of Boniface Mwangi Kariuki  to assist in burial preparations  

The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Residents in Githunguri village in Kangema, Murang’a joined the family of the late Boniface Mwangi Kariuki to assist in the burial preparation.  Photo/The late Boniface Mwangi Kariuki. The burial of the deceased was set for July 11, as the community demanded the family of Jonah Kariuki be compensated  for the brutality…

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MKU partners with Kenyan and South African Institute to boost training in arbitration law

Jacqueline Waihenya, Chairperson of CIArb-Kenya and MKU Vice Chancellor Prof. Deogratius Jaganyi sign the new MOU at MKU Thika campus. By James WakahiuMount Kenya University (MKU) has signed a Memorandum ofUnderstanding (MOU) with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators(CIArb) Kenya Branch and a South Africa-based institute, InternationalLaw Institute – South African Centre for Excellence (ILI-SACE) that…

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 Coffee market resumes after Christmas break

The Mountain Journal   editor@themountainjournal.co.kei Coffee auction resumed after a break, with 12 local and international dealers buying 18,138 bags of coffee for Sh957,358,702. The earnings at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) registered a decline compared to Sh1.1 billion netted on  December 17, after the sale of 21,636 bags. In the NCE report,  Baragwi cooperative society’s…

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Tea growers pocket Sh3 billion  from the sale of green leaf in  December

The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Tea farmers have received  Sh3.2 billion  for the payment of green leaf processed in the month of December by smallholder factories across the counties. KTDA Holding Chairman Enos Njeru said the monthly payment  for 131.5 million kilogrammes of green leaf delivered  for processing in the 70 tea factories. Njeru said the…

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Kirinyaga Governor on an upward trends

The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Kirinyaga County Governor, Anne Waiguru, on Wednesday stated that the county is onan upward development trajectory as massive projects get accomplished.While presenting the annual State of the County Address before the County Assembly,the second-term governor said that the county has experienced growth in all sectors.Waiguru said the recent recognition of the…

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MKU a model for Africa universities

By James Wakahiu editior@themountainjournal.co.ke Universities around Africa have been urged to benchmark with Mount Kenya University whose model has  seen the institution make major milestones in its academic programmes. Amb. Eunice Kigenyi, Deputy High Commissioner, Uganda High Commission, Nairobi, Kenya, said the university culture of having top lecturers and researchers on its faculty has greatly…

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CS Wahome drums support for SHA

The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Lands and Housing Cabinet Secretary Alice Wahome has encouraged Kenyans  to register enmass to benefit from the Social Health Insurance Fund.  “Let us all register and if anyone wants to ask questions we can do that as registered members on the system,” she said She cautioned Kenyans against falling for the…

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Alliance Berries Limited in 2023/2024 led in the coffee market at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE)

The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Alliance Berries Limited in the year 2023/2024 took the lead in the coffee market as it controlled 27.57 percent of the commodity that was auctioned at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE). In the national platform, Alliance Berries Limited was followed by New KPCU that controlled 19.48 percent,  with Kirinyaga Slopes in…

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