By Eutychus Ngechu In Kangari, Tea Farmers across the country are brimming in excitement and optimism, celebrating a new chapter in the Tea industry. The shift comes as a result of recent government-brokered mediation, facilitated by the Tea Board of Kenya (TBK), that has led to a groundbreaking agreement. At the end of June, small…
The Mountain Journal The government has directed the law enforcement agencies to protect the health workers who have distanced themselves from the industrial strike. Interior and National Coordination Cabinet Secretary Prof Kithure Kindiki directs the law enforcement agencies to ensure strict maintenance of law and order to protect the general public and the health workers…
The Mountain Journal The government is yet to allocate capitation to form one students two months after they were enrolled in secondary schools The Standard learned that in the two disbursements affected by the Ministry of Education this year, the form one students estimated at 1.2 million countrywide got no allocations towards facilitating the free…
The Mountain Journal Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has assented to a new regulation that seeks to protect the public from the dangers of consumption of alcoholic drinks. The enactment of the Kirinyaga County Alcoholic Drinks Control Act, 2023 comes in the wake of death of 17 people who had consumed ethanol laced brew at Kangai…
The Mountain Journal Kirinyaga County Governor, Anne Waiguru, has made history as the first governor to issue free uniforms to all Early Childhood Development and Education (ECDE) learners. In an event held at the County Headquarters in Kutus on Thursday, Waiguru issued 15,000 complete sets of uniform to be distributed to all the ECDE learners….
The Mountain Journal Mount Kenya University has sent the first cohort of five students to Germany to offer healthcare services in the European country. The graduates were presented with their work permits, visas, and air tickets on Saturday, all fully funded by Caritas Hospital (Germany), one of the project’s partner institutions in Germany. MKU entered…
The Mountain Journal Murang’a County Creameries (MCC) roars back to life after a year in absence of its products in the market. Cooperative Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui presided over the relaunch of the multi million shillings milk process plant, lauding the Murang’a Governor Irungu Kang’ata initiatives to help in the marketing of the farmers produce…
The Mountain Journal A row is brewing between National Coffee Cooperative Union (NACC) and Kiambu County Government over licensing of two coffee mills. NACC representing unions in the coffee growing counties accuse the Kiambu county for breaching the spirit of the coffee reforms through issuing milling licenses to Sasini and Kofinaf coffee mills despite being…
The Mountain Journal Kenyans celebrated World TB day with the Health Cabinet Secretary Ms Susan Nakhumincha saying major strides have been made to fight the spread of the infection. The CS joined by Murang’a Governor Irungu Kang’ata stated that there was dire need to eradicate the TB, as the government was using modern screening technology….
The Mountain Journal The Council of Governors (COG) women caucus has launched G7 Strategy chapter in New York. The strategy which had earlier been launched in Kenya brings together the seven elected women governors with an aim of working together to deliver the promise of devolution through its Socio-economic Development, Political Strategy, Good governance, Accountability…
