The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) made history after 33,642 bags of coffee traded at Sh1.7 billion, more than Sh957 million of the previous week. The reports stated that 11 coffee brokers with Alliance Berries Limited leading with the delivery of 15,979 bags, followed by Kirinyaga Slopes 4,506 bags,New KPCU 3,439 bags, KCCE…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Former President Uhuru Kenyatta allies faced the parliamentary committee after they were nominated by President William Ruto for Cabinet Secretaries positions. The Cabinet nominees Mutahi Kagwe, William Kabogo and Lee Kinyanjui have been nominated for the slots in agriculture, ICT and investment respectively. The committee was chaired by speaker Moses Wetangula….
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Sixty five KCSE candidates whose secondary education was sponsored by KTDA Foundation attained university entry grades. In a communication, KTDA leadership said 70 candidates sat for the examination with 93 percent transiting to the university. Two male candidates scored A plain and three candidates attained A minus,B+13,B 10, B-20,C+17. KTDA Holding…
By BBC Landlords have been illegally raising prices due to the Los Angeles wildfires, says Selling Sunset star Jason Oppenheim. The LA property mogul, who owns the luxury real estate brokerage at the centre of the Netflix reality show, said one client had been asked for thousands over the original asking price to rent a…
By BBC Firefighters are battling to control huge wildfires in Los Angeles that have killed at least 24 people, devoured thousands of buildings and forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes. It’s a rapidly changing situation – these maps and pictures show the scale of the challenge, where the fires are and…
By BBC At least 16 civilians in Nigeria’s north-western Zamfara State have been killed in a military air strike, apparently after being mistaken for criminal gangs. Residents told local media the victims were members of local vigilante groups and civilians defending themselves from armed gangs notorious for kidnapping people for ransom. The strikes targeted militant…
BY BBC Professional chef Daron Anderson always tells people he was “born in the kitchen” – quite literally. The 45-year-old was delivered by homebirth at 295 West Las Flores Drive, where he lived with his mother until this week. On Thursday, he stepped over charred debris where his kitchen once stood in Altadena, a tight-knit…
The County Government of Kirinyaga has trained officials of recently launched Ward Basedmulti-value chain Saccos in order to enhance their capacity to run the cooperatives effectively.The 172 officials drawn from the 20 wards were trained on money lending, insurance andcollateral on loans among other Sacco management good practices.The capacity building was carried out in partnership…
By BBC /Kayla Epstein in New York Donald Trump has asked the US Supreme Court to halt his sentencing in the criminal hush money case, which is set for Friday. The eleventh-hour filing comes after two lower courts rejected Trump’s efforts to block the proceedings. The president-elect’s lawyers have now asked the nation’s top court to consider…
By BBC/Hafsa Khalil The time of day you drink a cup of coffee may lower the risk of an early death, new research suggests. The study found that people who drank coffee in the morning had a lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease and had a lower mortality risk than all-day coffee consumers –…
