Photo/Students from a Gatundu South Secondary School perform a song during celebrations to mark Day of the African Child at Mama Ngina University By James Wakahiu editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Incidents of child neglect and abuse are increasingly becoming a disturbing reality in Gatundu South, Kiambu County, prompting urgent calls for action from community leaders and child welfare…
Photo/Stella Chao, a university student and children’s rights advocate addresses journalists at MKU Thika Campus. By James Wakahiu editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Stakeholders have sounded the alarm over persistent cases of child neglect, abuse, and violations of rights across Africa, despite the progress made over the years. As Kenyans joined the rest of the continent to mark the…
Paramount Chief Karuri Gakure The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke An acre of land that includes the grave site of the late paramount chief Karuri Gakure in Tuthu will be handed over to Murang’a Catholic Diocese upon completion of the process. The fourth generation of the late paramount chief has the grave site, traditional homestead, where he…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The government has ordered all the 1,209 police stations fitted with security cameras (CCTV) to ensure there is 24 hours surveillance. Interior and National Coordination Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen ordered CCTVs be installed in the security facilities within two years. In a public address in his Nairobi office, the CS the…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The embattled Nairobi Central Police Station OCS, Samson Talam has appeared before the Milimani Law Courts in connection with the death of social media influencer and teacher, Albert Ojwang. Talam was named by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Chief Mohamed Ibrahim Amina person of interest during a Senate grilling session,…
Photo/MKU founder and Board chairman, Prof Simon Gicharu, joins Murang’a High School students in a jig during a students mentoring and alumni meeting at the institution last weekend. Photo; Courtesy By James Wakahiueditor@themountainjournal.co.ke The Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) has alreadydeveloped curriculum designs for all the three grades at Senior School inpreparation for the…
Portus Chege/The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The recent death at the hands of Kenyan police of a teacher-cum-blogger painfully recalls the assassination in 2009 of an outspoken human rights activist and brings into sharp focus the spectre of police extrajudicial killing in Kenya. Albert Omondi Ojwang’, a teacher and social media influencer, was tortured before being…
Photo/ President William Ruto in a talk with Murang’a Governor Irungu Kang’ata whil they toured investors booth at the Murang’a Investiment Conference at Thika Greens Resort and Exclusive Golf Course The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Investors trooped to Thika Green Resort for deliberations on how to make Murang’a great through investment within 800 acres of land,…
Photo/ Photo of the recent floods By Sean NgiriciKenya has recently been in the middle of two extremes: severe drought and deadly floods. Theimpact of climate change is no longer a distant threat – it is a lived reality.In 2023, we experienced the worst drought in four decades. According to the National Drought Management Authority,…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Kenya has raised concern over the low quality teas mixed with Kenyan tea and marketed under Kenyan brand names. In a high level meeting, they deliberated on the shelf life of tea, a matter that has been a sticking point in recent years. The Pakistan Tea Association calls for a one-year…
