The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.keThe County Government of Kirinyaga County Government is constructing a coffee storagewarehouse to strengthen farmer’s capacity to directly market and sell their produce at theauction.The state-of-the art warehouse is expected to benefit over 120,000 coffee farmers in thecounty.The warehouse that is coming up at the Kirinyaga County Cooperative Union premises inKimicha along…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has promised to continue with the economic empowerment initiative targeting bettering the lives of the majority of Kenyans through expansion of their businesses and hustles. Speaking during an Empowerment event for small-scale traders in Kamune Mathioya, Murang’a County, Prof. Kindiki said nothing will stop their efforts to…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has launched attack on the Kenya Kwanza government for directing the police to harass MPs allied to the DCP. The police, Gachagua said were causing terror on MPs allied to the DCP, as it happened in Kakamega town on Saturday where Nyandarua Senator John Methu attended…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Juja MP George Koimburi has picked by unknown individuals, a day after he escaped a similar situation on a motorcycle. Koimburi was taken on the afternoon of Sunday, during a church sermon in full glare of the congregation,. The congregation watched as Koimburi an ally to former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Nairobi DCP Parton Irungu Nyakera, worshipped at Deliverance Church -Zimmerman in Kasarani -Nairobi , where he called upon all congregants to be mindful of their behaviors when serving humanity. Further, Nyakera noted that our leaders have become so inhuman in the manner in which they are exercising authority given to them….
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Kenya Kwanza Administration has reiterated its pledge to uplift low-income earners, reaffirming its campaign promise to prioritise a “bottom-up” economic model. Deputy President Kithure Kindiki emphasised this commitment during an empowerment event in Kiawara village, Kieni West constituency, Nyeri County, where he supported small-scale traders and boda boda operators with a…
Kenyan farmers today launched a court challenge to laws that prevent them from selling and sharing unregulated seeds. Smallholder farmers make up 70 percent of the East African country’s agricultural sector and rely on the informal sharing of seeds when they are in short supply. But some fear that rules introduced in 2012 and 2016…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke A legislator has cracked a whip into the Treasury over forcing NSSF to divert workers’ contributions worth billions of shillings to fund road construction projects. The fiery Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro, and a former budget and appropriation committee chairman revealed that the government had forced the NSSF to invest workers’ retirement…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Nairobi Chief Magistrate Court freed Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya on a bond of Sh1 million, with an alternative bail of Sh500000 following charges of corruption. The Anti-Corruption Chief Magistrate Charles Ondieki barred Natembeya from accessing his office for a period of two months. Earlier, the DPP had objected to Natembeya…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya has been charged with two counts of conflict of interest and one count of unlawful acquisition of public property. in the Milimani Chief Magistrate’s Courts. Before Chief Magistrate Charles Ondieki, Natembeya pleaded not guilty to all the charges. In the first count, the state alleges that…
