There will be a key meeting to be convened by Parliamentary health committee on Thursday to look into ways to resolve the crisis in the health sector. Committee Chairperson Sabina Chege said regretted the suffering Kenyans were undergoing after the health workers went on strike. She spoke at Ngutu primary school in Murang’a, when she…
Lemiso Kimiti a police officer offered to build a shelter to the family of Ms Ann Wamaitha to save them from being exposed to cold nights. Wamaitha a resident in Sintakara village a widow to the late Salaton Lemaiyian Njolil who died two years ago, after a short illness. She was left to cater for…
The County Government of Kirinyaga has launched an accelerated Covid-19 prevention campaign program in an effort to control the spread of coronavirus transmissions at the community level. The campaigns are spearheaded by the Department of Health and implemented in collaboration with stakeholders from other government departments as well as religious and community leaders. Governor Mumbi…
Municipality of Murang’a has got additional responsibilities from the County Government. Governor Mwangi wa Iria has transferred 23 functions to the municipality in addition to releasing technical staff to handle the task. In the latest, Kenya Gazette Notice ordered the County Public Service Board Chaired by Ms Catherine Kamau to transfer or second the technical…
By the Mountain Journal Team A Joint Intercounty Governments Relations Committee between Laikipia and Nyeri County Governments has been gazetted. The intercounty relation committee will have 10 members drawn from the two neighbouring counties. The committee charged with cominmg up with development strategies at the border market centres. The team will be headed by County…
By The Mountain Journal Senior Reporter in Murang’a Mission by the provincial administration to assist in collection of signatures in support of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) has won praise. The mission by the chiefs led by Murang’a County Commissioner Mohammed Barre has won praise with collection of more than enough signatures to back government initiative to amend…
Wakili Mbiyu Kamau is a man of the people who spends his time touring the villages to understand community needs. In his visit to the villages to check the level of Covid 19 preparedness, he distributed face masks to youth engaged in Kazi kwa Vijana Programme. Mbiyu appreciated the youths involved in Kazi Kwa Vijana…
Central Kenya has managed to collect 643,889 signatures to support Building Bridges Initiative back constitutional reform process. The Mountain Journal learned that in the collection of signatures Kiambu county led with 181,744, followed by Murang’a that garnered 166,390, Kirinyaga 116,513. Counties of Nyandarua and Nyeri posted 78,932 and 100,310 respectively. BBI signatures contributing to a…
Joy in the tea-growing belts after parliament passed tea regulations bill that deny Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) control of the lucrative sector. In Mt Kenya region, the residents celebrated the move by the national assembly, as they questioned why their MPs missed out during the heated debate. The journey to reform the sector…
By The Mountain Journal Reporter in City Hall The process to impeach Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has started after the majority of the MCAs voted in favour of the motion. Problems facing the governor started this year after the government-appointed Major General Mohammed Badi to be in charge of Nairobi Metropolitan Service (NMS). His…
