The Mountain Journal Murang’a leadership celebrated Mashujaa Day in a style as they recognised the role played by the mau mau veterans. Led by Governor Irungu Kang’ata, Senator Joe Nyutu, MPs Peter Kihungi( Kangema), Alice Wahome( Kandara) and Betty Maina( Murang’a), they said the veterans played a key role in what Kenyans were celebrating. The…
The United Kingdom has agreed to partner with the County Government of Kirinyaga to implement three major development projects. The projects that focus on health, agriculture and energy will help spur economic growth in the county. In her visit to the county on Wednesday, the High Commissioner for UK, Jane Marriot, said that Kirinyaga and…
The Mountain Journal The Rotary Club of Murang’a on Saturday donated soap and sanitizers to St. Mary’s Primary School town in Murang’a town as the world marked the Global Handwashing Day.The club also led the school fraternity in practical handwashing sessions to demonstrate the proper way of washing hands with water and soap.Led by the Club’s president,…
The Mountain Journal The proverbial 40 days of a thief came to an end today in Kiharu Estate in Murang’a after a mission by a six-man gang to steal a listen was thwarted. Photo/The concrete mixer equipment that the gang had plotted to steal The plot to steal the construction equipment from a site aborted…
By James Wakahiu University dons from Mount Kenya University (MKU) request the government and institutions of higher learning communities to give priority to physically challenged students in learning institutions. Photo/Dr. Jane Nyutu{L} with Dr. Sarah Kimaru. Photo. By James Wakahiu “It takes a fearless and an overcoming spirit for a child to transit from primary,…
The Mountain Journal Kirinyaga county farmers are upbeat about the subsidized fertilizer that has been availed to them in fulfilment of President Ruto’s election pledge to farmers. The county has already registered 17,000 farmers in the NCPB data base with the number expected to go higher after the conclusion of the ongoing farmers’ registration…
By James Wakahiua Mount Kenya University (MKU) has partnered with a German institution to offer a training programme and apprenticeship pact where it is seeking to tap on growing demand of health workers in Germany. Hochschule Koblenz University of Applied Sciences is the lead partner in the deal set to train Kenyan youth to become…
Kirinyaga County Governor Anne Waiguru has asked Members of County Assembly (MCA) to play their oversight roles as envisioned in the constitution while at the same time facilitating implementation of development projects. Speaking during her inaugural speech at the 3 rd County Assembly, Waiguru expressed confidence that the two arms of the county government –…
The Mountain Journal Hundreds of small-scale farmers have started the journey to embrace organic farming petitioning the government to support the venture to end the scarcity of food. The farmers say the government is yet to relax the punitive laws to allow organic farming to succeed and end the biting shortage of food associated with…
The Mountain Journal The political rift has emerged with three individuals lodging a suit seeking registration of United Democratic Alliance and Farmers Party. The trio are Ruth Khanali Ogolla, Chrispin Mayaka Bosire, Kevin Ndoho Macharia and Katiba Institute have instituted proceedings against the two political parties in Kenya Kwanza Coalition citing they were listed as…
