The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has cautioned politicians against turning tea prices into a divisive regional debate, saying the challenges in the value chain are technical. Kagwe said the concerns raised should be addressed through policy, data, and improved quality standards rather than political rhetoric. Speaking in Embu County, during the…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke A coffee factory in Murang’a made a market at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange after it achived the highest price of 60,073 per bag of grade AA brokered by the Alliance Berries Limited. It was the first time for the factory under Thanga ini Farmers Cooperative Society in Kigumo to register the…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Eight hundreds acres of public land estimated at a billion has been repossessed in Kirinyaga county from the private developers.The prime land scattered in major towns across the county were grabbed bywell-connected individuals during the defunct local authorities.The parcels of land were earmarked for hospitals, court and police stations, markets,schools, irrigation…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The government has appointed a national and county steering committee charged with formulating strategies on revival of coffee focusing on increasing coffee production. In two years, the committee will work towards introducing coffee in the non-traditional areas, and increase the same in the traditional counties. The coffee production stands are 50,000…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The celebrated Smart City initiative that has transformed rural markets in Murang’a has been recognised by the town planners. The two year old initiative spearheaded by the county government was described as the enya’s top-performing devolved units and Governor Irungu Kang’ata received the County and Towns Excellence Award 2025 in recognition…
By BBC Protesters have taken to the streets in Tanzania for a third day, defying warnings from the country’s army chief to end the unrest. Demonstrations have been taking place in major cities with young protesters denouncing Wednesday’s election as unfair as key opposition figures were excluded from contesting against President Samia Suluhu Hassan. An…
By James Wakahiu, Thika editor@themountainjournal.co.ke National Assembly Committee on Housing, Urban Planning and Public Works visited of ongoing National Government Projects in Thika Town constituency. The committee was taken around the projects by area MP Alice Wambui Nga’ng’a inspected the Bustani and Kings Boma Affordable housing projects that she said once completed they will be…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) generated Sh 411.8 million after the auction of 7,135 bags of coffee during the weekly market. The market fetched less compared to Sh 565.4 million of last week after the sale of 8,674 bags of coffee. In the auction, 10 coffee brokers participated offering 1,069 bags…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The directors from the east of the rift have accused the Agriculture Principal Secretary Dr Kiprono Rono for playing politics misleading the farmers in the west on the bonus payment. The KTDA directors led by Gatundu South MP Gabriel Kagombe are calling for his exit from the Ministry of agriculture for…
Photo/PLO Lumumba addressing students at the Mwai Kibaki Convention Hall, Mount Kenya University. By James Wakahiu Renowned legal scholar and governance expert Prof PLO Lumumba has raised alarm over the rising cases of tribal rhetoric and political polarization in the country, warning that the country risks slipping into dangerous ethnic divisions if the trend is…
