Kenyan coffee farmers made Sh1,307,341,753.19 from the sale of 27,043 bags of coffee at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE). Experts in the coffee market rank Tuesday’s delivery of the 27,043 bags as the highest volume of the commodity in the market since August 15, last year. In the auction, NCE Acting Chief Executive Officer Ms…
The Mountain Journal The hunt for the murder suspect Kevin Kang’ethe who last week walked out of Muthaiga Police Station has been arrested in Ngong town Kajiado county. Detectives flushed him from his hideout that was found to be his relative place. Kang’ethe, is the prime suspect in the murder of his girlfriend Margaret Mbitu…
The Mountain Journal Thousands of residents in the disputed 17,000-acre South Ngariama ranch in Mwea East Sub-County in Kirinyaga are set to be issued with title deeds as the Ministry of Lands kicks off the adjudication process. The long-awaited exercise has kicked off with national and county government mobilizing dozens of surveyors to undertake the exercise….
The Mountain Journal Kihato secondary school principal Michael Wachiuri who had gone missing has been traced. The missing teacher was found at Narumoro town on Monday afternoon and reunited with his family. There was a celebration in Laikipia Central sub-county after information circulated that he had been traced. Laikipia Central sub-County Director of Education Joel…
The Mountain Journal Movement of livestock has been restricted in Kahumbu ward in Kigumo, as the government battles with the spread of anthrax. The county government also placed a mobile clinic in the locality to help the locals with anthrax after more than 200 residents suspected consumed uninspected meat. In the past three days, the…
The Mountain Journal Two days after Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua put Murang’a Security Committee on notice of the mushrooming illicit brews, a consignment ready for the market was this morning intercepted. During the early morning raid in Gatanga, a palatial residence was discovered to have been converted to an illicit brewing plant and more than…
Residents laud Nyakera foundation for coming to the rescue of the needy students The Mountain Journal A Murang’a-based foundation will educate 110 students in a four-year scholarship programme at Sh10 million. Irungu Nyakera Foundation initiated by Kemsa Chairman Mr Irungu Nyakera came to the rescue of students who had been left at home, as others…
The Mountain Journal In a significant boost to students’ welfare initiatives, MKU Parklands Law Campus has increased her fleet by acquiring a dedicated bus to support academic field trips and extra-curricular activities. The move comes as a response to the campus’s expanding student population, which has seen a steady rise in numbers over the past…
The Mountain Journal Lands and Housing Cabinet Secretary Alice Wahome has sent packing two lands officials at Thika Registry after they were positively identified for issuing fake documents to perfect land grabbing. The two found themselves in a hot soup for colluding with a private developer to hive off three acres of Thika Cemetery by…
The Mountain Journal Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua says top national government officials have been recalled to Nairobi over their failure to stop the death of 23 people who consumed illicit brew in Kirinyaga. The DP said the officials include the County Commissioner, Mwea West Deputy Commissioner, County Police Commander among other heads of security agencies…
