Teams have been formed in across Mt Kenya region to deal firmly with individuals defaulting Covid 19 protocols. Fumigation at Kenol Market in Murang’a. Public Service Vehicles (PSV) will bear the blunt after investigations revealed they have started overloading passengers against the directive issued to stop the spread of the disease. Police have started…
By The TMJ Reporter in Murang’a ceo@themountainjournal.co.ke ” A week ago the growers blocked the management from transporting tonnes of coffee for milling,” says Reuben Kagiri. A five-man caretaker committee has been appointed investigate the alleged mismanagement at the troubled Gaturi Farmers Cooperative Society in Murang’a. The committee chaired by Mwangi Kimwere was elected during…
By The Mountain Journal Reporter With only two weeks to the by-election, Simon Njogu is rated highly as the influential candidate in Gaturi By- Election. Njogu a graduate from KCA University and a resident of Kimathi area, is rated highly for his involvement in uplifting education standard in the locality. He is also a member…
A former councillor in Murang’a has been placed in almost all ugly confrontations between warring Tanga Tanga and Kieleweke factions of Jubilee Party in the area. Alex Mbote is known not to shy away from confronting in protecting President Uhuru Kenyatta administration from negative criticism by those affiliated to Tanga Tanga faction of Jubilee…
A first-year student at University of Nairobi is among the nine candidates battling for Gaturi Ward By-Election slated for December 15. The 20-year-old Kelvin Mwangi Maina is struggling with other wealthy candidates to convince the 14,000 voters in his Gaturi ward back yard why he is the best. “After the university closed following the Covid…
The Mountain Journal Reporter in Kutus Kirinyaga County Government is planning to revive Mwea Cotton Ginnery with the aim of supporting cotton farmers whose number has risen after the introduction of BT cotton in the county. Over 100 farmers have this season planted BT cotton on an estimated 110 acres after receiving seeds from the…
By The Mountain Journal Reporters in Laikipia Nanyuki celebrate 100 years since it gained township status from the British administrators. On this day( November 24, 1920), British Governor Edward Northey declared Nanyuki in Kenya Colony a township, as the whites hurriedly settled along the banks of rivers Likii and Nanyuki. The outskirts of town are famous for farms, ranches, game…
By TMJ Reporter in Kandara, Murang’a Wakili Mbiyu Kamau has called on Murang’a residents to be assisting others instead of focusing on their negativity. Speaking at Gathangari African Independent Pentecostal Church of Africa (AIPCA) in Kandara constituency, Mbiyu said there was a need for the residents to embrace advice from the church leaders, who…
Mukuyu Social Hall which was abandoned and turned to a hideout for criminal gangs that terrorized the residents is undergoing rehabilitation. The facility that for long despite its pathetic was used for casting of votes, is being rehabilitated through joint efforts by Murang’a Municipal Board and Murang’a County Government. The multi-million shillings work is among…
Ministry of transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia has awarded more roads to be constructed in Ichagaki ward, Maragua Constituency. Ichagaki MCA Charles Mwangi said the additional roads from the Cabinet Secretary will be implemented by Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA). Speaking in Murang’a town, Mwangi said that he has lobbied for the construction of…
