The Mountain Journal The County Government of Kirinyaga has kicked off vetting of all liquor outlets even as a crackdown on the sale and manufacture of illicit brews continues. The exercise kicked off with a physical inspection of bars by a multi-agency team drawn from National and County governments in all 20 wards.During the vetting…
The Mountain Journal In feedback from the community, the Murang’a County Government has established a payment system that will reduce queues of patients and improve service delivery in health facilities. At Murang’a Level Five Hospital which was badly hit with long queues coupled with lack of drugs, Governor Irungu Kang’ata has moved to address the concerns through…
The Mountain JournalFive days after President William Ruto issued an order concerning the management of Maragua Bulk Water Project, the ground is set for the transfer of management.The management of Murang’a Water (Muwasco) and Murang’a South Water (Muswasco) converged at Gakoigo treatment plant at the start of the handing-over process. On Thursday last week, Ruto ordered…
The Mountain Journal The price of macadamia has appreciated threefold, with farmers getting better payment of between Sh100 and Sh130 per kilogramme.This is an improvement of the payment from Sh30 of last year when the commodity was being hawked after the American and European markets rejected the nuts citing a depressed economy. This happens when a clique…
WAIGURU ORDER IMMEDIATE CLOSURE OF ALL BARS IN KIRINYAGA AS 17 VICTIMS OF ILLICIT BREW ARE BURIED The Mountain Journal Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has ordered the immediate closure of all liquor outlets in the county following the deaths of 17 people after consuming illicit brew. Waiguru said the County Government has withdrawn all licenses…
Kenya Power fixed a transformer hours barely after Ruto’s orderThe Mountain Journal An electric transformer has been installed to serve the Murang’a County Coffee Mills following orders of President William Ruto during his working tour of Murang’a.The Kenya Power technicians on Friday were at Ikundu farm fixing the giant transformer, 24 hours after the presidential order…
The The Mountain Journal County Government of Kirinyaga has concluded a two-day public participation exercise on the County Fiscal Strategy Paper (CFSP) 2024-2025 that prioritizes the implementation of changing development projects across all sectors. The public participation aimed at gathering crucial insights from residents on priority programs, policies, and reforms to be implemented in the…
The Mountain Journal Kenya’s tea is produced on 563,564.52 acres of land in the 19 counties, under the control of 983,129 growers affiliated with the 110 tea factories, a report by Tea Board of Kenya (TBK) reveals. The report by TBK states that 814,786 growers have identity cards and only 115,777 own mobile phones. In…
By James WakahiuHundreds of students and staff donated blood as the governmentlaunched this year’s National Blood Donation Drive at the Mount KenyaUniversity (MKU) main campus in Thika town on Valentine’s Day.It was a beehive of activity at the Mwai Kibaki Convention Centre in theuniversity campus as the entire college fraternity converged to donateblood after an…
The Mountain Journal Murang’a Water (Muwasco) operation scope has been extended to Maragua after President William Ruto directed it to control the Sh1 billion Maragua bulk water project. During the commissioning of the project at Gakoigo chiefs camps Ruto ordered Water Cabinet Secretary Zachary Njeru to hand over the project to Murang’a Governor Irungu Kang’ata…
