Interest on Green Fedha Loans to drop to eight percent from 21 percent The Mountain Journal Reputable audit firms will be engaged by the government to conduct forensic audits on the performance of the 69 tea processing factories. The Tea Board of Kenya has been charged with responsibility of identifying the firms that will be…
The Mountain Journal Murang’a Governor Mwangi wa Iria has been ranked the second best Governor through initiating development programmes after his Kitui counterpack Kivutha Kibawana. Iria, a second term governor and vying for Presidency in the Usawa Kwa Wote Party garnered 73.4 percent, Makueni’s Kivutha emerged the top at 80 percent. The presidential candidate development scorecard boosted…
The Mountain Journal The Usawa Kwa Wote Leader Mwangi wa Iria has told off Mt Kenya Foundation over vetting of the Presidential candidates saying the exercise is unconstitutional. Iria, a second term Governor, said the foundation chaired by Dr Peter Munga was biased in the vetting process, as it has been conducting the ‘interviews’…
By James Wakahiu Five Kenyan universities are fast-tracking multiple programmes in their institutions to make their lecturers and students ‘think business’ and to enable them to spill out money-making projects from their various teaching and learning courses both for themselves as well as for their colleges. The idea to make the local university fraternity more entrepreneurial-minded…
The Mountain Journal Politicians eying for presidency have concentrated with the mountain holding their strategic meetings, with the latest being the deputy president William Ruto and ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi. Ruto camped in Laikipia and Isiolo counties, while Musalia was in Murang’a taking part in a party activity to welcome the newly appointed Secretary General Simon Gikuru. Raila…
Eyes on Murang’a votes The Mountain Journal Two days after OKA leaders met with members of the Mt Kenya Foundation, Musalia Mudavadi is back again in Murang’a to test the ground. Being his fifth time to visit Murang’a and backyard of Usawa Kwa Wote leader Mwangi wa Iria, Musalia will be attending a home coming of…
Sacco replacing rogue merchants in land matters The Mountain Journal Cooperatives eying land in Laikipia with Unison and Broadboaders leading the pack Hundreds of residents who lost millions of shillings after they were swindled by rogue merchants, purporting they have parcels of land for sale through dubious firms. After the collapse of the companies,…
The Mountain Journal A public cemetery in Gikono area Murang’a has been ‘converted’ to a garbage dumping site, endangering the lives of the community in the locality. In the past three weeks, tonnes of waste have been dumped at the facility by trucks allegedly coming from Nairobi and Thika towns direction after 10 pm….
By James Wakahiu Delegates from Mount Kenya University (MKU) joined other delegates Worldwide to a virtual conference organised by Talloires Network of Engaged Universities, USA. Dubbed TNLC2021, the forum began on 30th September and ended on October 3, 2021 that brought over 300 MKU staff and students to join virtually from Mwai Kibaki Convention Centre at the…
As we enter in short rain season let’s plant macadamia trees, pleads nursery operators The Mountain Journal More than two million macadamia seedlings are overgrown in fruit trees nurseries following apathy created by low prices in the market. Presently, a kilogramme of macadamia nuts is going for between Sh30 and Sh60 depending on processing factories….
