Maina Baba eyes Kamahuha seat on Usawa Kwa Wote ticket By James Wakahiu in Kamahuha Residents of Kamahuha in Maragua, Murang’a County will have their primary school Pupils given free food and sanitary towels if Gilbert Maina Muhia commonly known as Maina Baba is elected as the new Kamahuha Ward MCA in the August 9…
The Mountain Journal Politicians have turned innovative after they were cleared by IEBC to run for the elective positions. In Kandara constituency, Julius Kaberere is leading with the innovation after he came up with a Kikapu concept as an independent candidate. Kaberere, a household name in Kandara, has been working towards uplifting the living standard…
Nyakera team moves to empower women in the villages The Mountain Journal Gubernatorial aspirants in Murang’a county have embarked on activities to bring them closer to the people in their vote hunt expedition eying the 587,126 registered votes. One of the candidates is Irungu Nyakera of The Farmers Party who has established links with the…
The Mountain Journal Unknown to many Murang’a gubernatorial candidates, Irungu Kang’ata has changed his running mate. Kang’ata candidate abandoned Dr Winfred Mwangi who had picked as the first running mate before settling on Stephen Mburu Munania who was cleared by the IEBC at the 11th hour. Dr Mwangi a lecturer from the university of Nairobi…
The Mountain Journal Coffee upgrade mission by Nyakera Gubernatorial aspirant for Murang’a Irungu Nyakera flagged off a coffee farmers benchmarking program that will see Murang’a farmers travel to the best coffee factories in Nyeri. Photo/ Murang’a coffee farmers on their way to Nyeri for a bench marking mission. At Nyeri, the farmers will learn the…
Kang’ata gets in the race after hours of frustrations The Mountain Journal The hiccup that had blocked clearance of Murang’a Senator Irungu Kang’ata for the gubernatorial slot has been addressed. Photo..Happy moments after tribulations that nearly blocked Irungu Kang’ata from pursuing his dream of being he second Murang’a governor. IEBC has cleared Kang’ata to…
The Mountain Journal Race for Murang’a Gubernatorial has kicked off with IEBC clearing three candidates ahead of August 9 election. Those listed in the race are Wairagu Wa Maii, former Kigumo MP Jamleck Kamau and Irungu Nyakera. Clearance of Senator Irungu Kang’ata is pending with investigations being carried out to establish if his running…
available sources of financial aid By James Wakahiu Students in institutions of higher learning have been advised to be on the lookout for local and international scholarships on offer as well as for organizations offering financial aid to students. Mount Kenya University’s Principal Corporate Services and Communication, Prof. Peter Wanderi says apart from the…
By James Wakahiu Family Bank is committed to the promotion of job-creating institutions in order to absorb the ever-increasing number of unemployed youth, thus shunning them from engaging in anti-social activities. The bank’s Chief Commercial Officer, Ken Kaniu, says idle and frustrated Kenyan youth are easily enticed into crimes and drug abuse, among…
By James Wakahiu German institutions are offering hundreds of scholarships to Kenyan university students studying or seeking to study locally or in European institutions. The support is available for under graduate students, Masters Level as well as PhD scholars from the East African region, including refuges. Application procedures and requirements are available online, but…
