The Mountain Journal in Nanyuki editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The community in Nanyuki has renewed its commitment to cooperate with the police in efforts to improve security and help the town attain a 24 hours status. In an end of the year party, at Nanyuki police station, the business persons led by Christopher Mithamo and Robert Kabanga said…
By BBC Leaders around the world have responded with a mix of condemnation and support to the US capture of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro. Following a large-scale strike on Venezuela on Saturday, Maduro and his wife were captured by US forces and removed from the country. The pair have been indicted on drug charges in…
Nairobi, Kenya – 2nd January 2026 The National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) has announced a major restructuring of Amani Clubs’ leadership at the National and Regional levels, aimed at enhancing governance, efficiency, and the clubs’ mission of promoting peace and cohesion in Kenyan schools. The new leadership team, serving a three-year term from 1st…
By BBC Mali and Burkina Faso say they will bar US citizens from entering their countries in response to a similar move by the Trump administration. The two West African states were recently placed under full entry restrictions under US President Donald Trump’s expanded travel ban. In separate statements, they said they would apply the same…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The telemedicine programme initiated in Murang’a has benefitted thousands of families through patients’ access to specialists. Within a year the Telemedicine Programme has connected 36 health centres where 70,556 patients suffering with the Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) have been attended. The initiative spearheaded by Governor Irungu Kang’ata opened doors to patients on…
Murang’a Governor Irungu Kang’ata the brain behind the Industrial Park The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Investors interested in setting up business ventures with the Murang’a Industrial Park have until January 12, to lodge applications after the completion of the surveying works. The successful applicants will be granted a 30 year lease in the industrial park that…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The introduction of mobile dialysis services has supported hundreds of families in Murang’a, who were earlier forced to schedule transport of the sick to far away hospitals. Patients suffering from kidney malfunction braced themselves for exhausting journeys to get to distant hospitals to access dialysis services which today is a relief…
The Late Gerishon Kirima The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke There is a relief to residents residing illegally in the late Gerishon Kirima estate, after they were asked to regularise ownership, with the family saying it has no plans to demolish the structures as per the court order. The family of the late Nairobi tycoon cleared the…
By Ndung’u Wainaina Africa Council on Human Security First, I wish all sovereign people of Kenya a healthy, safe, humane and dignified New Year 2026. The Year 2025 was one of the most difficult for the majority of Kenyans. The economic and financial life has been very traumatizing, painful and full of tears. More than…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Hundreds of Kenyans celebrated Christmas in style as they received goodies from friends, relatives and leaders some in noisy and silent backyards During the Christmas season, Kenya’s political class offered a familiar tableau across the country where senior politicians distributed foodstuffs and cash, and documented the events extensively on social media…
