Jacqueline Waihenya, Chairperson of CIArb-Kenya and MKU Vice Chancellor Prof. Deogratius Jaganyi sign the new MOU at MKU Thika campus. By James WakahiuMount Kenya University (MKU) has signed a Memorandum ofUnderstanding (MOU) with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators(CIArb) Kenya Branch and a South Africa-based institute, InternationalLaw Institute – South African Centre for Excellence (ILI-SACE) that…
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has said the government was firm in implementing coffee reforms, ahead of the oncoming coffee season 2025/2026. Kindiki said the government was working to ensure timely availability of fertilizer to farmers, subsidized pesticides and availability of certified subsidized coffee seedlings through better resourcing of the Coffee Research Institute. he added that…
The former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has camped in Murang’a for two days castigating Kenya Kwanza government leadership saying it was ineffective in the national administration. He expressed non confidence with IEBC chairman Erastus Ethekon, on grounds he is an ally to State House Deputy Chief of Staff Josphat Nanok. “ Ethekon is a compromised…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Senior Counsel Martha Karua has decried being denied entry into the neighbouring Tanzania alongside o lawyers, Lynn Ngugi and Gloria Kimani at Julius Nyerere International Airport Taking to social media on Sunday morning, the vocal opposition member claimed that her passport had been taken and referred to a supervisor at the…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Members of the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) strongly condemn the recent acts of violence, harassment, and intimidation directed at our party and its supporters. These cowardly and criminal acts strike at the core of our democratic ideals—freedom of expression, freedom of association, and the fundamental right of all Kenyans to…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The Tea Board of Kenya (TBK) has ordered the tea factories under the management of KTDA to submit dates concerning the unsold tea. the TBK expressed concerns over the depressed prices for the tea destined for export and the adverse impact on the small holder tea factories. The regulator has requested…
County Government of Kirinyaga has been described as a trailblazer in the roll out andefficient use of the Facility Improvement Financing (FIF) which has given publichospitals, authority to retain and use own source revenue.Kirinyaga has already operationalized the FIF model by appointing hospital boards andcommittees which are supposed to oversee prudent use of funds generated…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua as he unveiled the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) naming the former UDA Secretary General Cleopas Malala the interim Deputy party leader. Key officials include are David Mingati as Strategy Chairperson (deputized by Peter Mwathi), Hesbon Obanga as Party Secretary-General, and Cate Waruguru as National Women…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The Nairobi County Health Committee has ordered the immediate closure of all Naivas Supermarket branches in the capital after discovering expired food products on sale. The directive was issued on Wednesday, May 14, following an inspection at the Naivas Moi Avenue branch. The committee claimed to have found yoghurt products lacking…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The government has allocated billions of shillings to boost small and micro-businesses in each and every ward in the country in line with the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda. Speaking in Naivasha, Deputy President Prof Kithure Kindiki said at least 70 SMEs in each of the 1,450 wards across the country will…
