The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke A week after President William Ruto visited his predecessor Uhuru Kenya three two former governors and a former Cabinet Secretary have been nominated to join the broaded government cabinet. Allies to the retired President, former governors William Kabogo( Kiambu), Lee Kinyanjui ( Nakuru) and former Health Cabinet Secretaries Mutahi Kahiga have…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Kirinyaga County Governor, Anne Waiguru, on Wednesday stated that the county is onan upward development trajectory as massive projects get accomplished.While presenting the annual State of the County Address before the County Assembly,the second-term governor said that the county has experienced growth in all sectors.Waiguru said the recent recognition of the…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke By Boniface Gikandi The Japanese Government donated an ambulance to Kandara sub district hospital in efforts to support and improve safe motherhood. Kandara MP Chege Njuguna said the Japanese government through Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) donated the ambulance following his plea to ensure the locals have access to the health…
The US Defense Department said Tuesday that it had released a Kenyan man from its Guantanamo prison, leaving 29 men still held extrajudicially at the American base in Cuba. Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu was repatriated to Kenya after it was determined that his detention was “no longer necessary to protect against a continuing significant threat…
KTDA Holding Chairman Enos Njeru The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke KTDA Holdings last year earned Sh89.2 billion from the monthly payment up from the previous year of Sh67.7 billion. In the year the board approved a dividend of Sh 1,042,960,800 for the year ending June 30th, which will be disbursed to 54 factories, as the growers…
editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Seventeen coffee buyers bought 21,636 bags of coffee at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) for Sh1,130,200,406 reflecting a rise compared to the previous sale. In the previous auction, the farmers netted Sh1,039,132,300 following the sale of 19,017 bags of coffee. The NCE reports reflect that cooperatives and estates allied to Alliance Berries Limited ,…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Environment Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale suspends licenses for Karura Golf Range development Mr Duale has ordered the suspension of two licenses issued to Karura Golf Range Ltd for developing a golf range, restaurant, and mini golf park in Ngong Road Forest, Nairobi, following public concerns. The Chief Conservator of Forests (CCF)…
editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Cooperative Cabinet Secretary Wycliffe Oparanya has ordered that next year coffee proceeds will be channeled directly to the growers from the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) a move that has faced severe opposition. In a circular by the CS dated November 18, the CS directed coffee cooperative societies to provide their member’s details to the…
editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Over 40,000 households in Kirinyaga are set to benefit from the first sewerage project ever in thecounty.The project that has been undertaken through Tana Water Works Development Agency(TWWDA) is over 99% complete and is expected to be handed over to the County Governmentfor management by end of the current financial year.While on a project…
MKU officials led by the Dean School of IT and Informatics Dr John Kamau (2nd left) receive the award in Nairobi.By James Wakahiu editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Mount Kenya University (MKU) has clinched the coveted award in ICT training in higher learning institutions in the country. The University, which has invested heavily in revolutionising higher learning through emerging…
