The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Coffee market was lively as 15 buyers bought 17,293 bags of coffee for Sh 872.7 million. At the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) the price offered was better compared to last week’s Sh637.1 million. In the NCE report, Gicherori, and Gititu factories coffee sold by the Alliance Berries Limited achieved the highest…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Seventy tea factories last week fetched Sh1,416,148,117 after the auction of 4,198,294 kgs of tea. The returns in the market were less compared to the previous Sh1,484,838,599 for the auction of 4.23 million kgs. Mununga tea factory took the lead with Sh39.6 million after the auction of 88,394 kgs followed by…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal Tea Farmers at the Ndima tea factory decline to be addressed by Gatundu MP Gabriel Kagombe who is also a board member in Kiambu. Kagombe was among the MPs who supported the impeachment of former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. Hell broke loose when the farmers in their annual general meeting branded…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal The Government has ordered the shutting down of boarding section in 348 primary schools countrywide. In a circular to the regional, county and sub county education directors, Education Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang said the unapproved boarding sections be closed with immediate effect. The closure directive follows intensive inspection conducted in the…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjhournal A medical scheme initiated by Murang’a County Government was recognised by the African Association for Public Administration and Management (AAPAM) in Uganda. In the Innovation Management Award, Kang’ata Care, an initiative by Governor Irungu Kang’ata was recognised for its transformative contribution to public administration and healthcare management across Africa. The AAPAM…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Poor road network between Nanyuki and Rumuruti has frustrated residents scouting for opportunities at the newly established county headquarters. The residents from Nanyuki and parts of Meru are forced to use the longer routes to Rumuruti owing to the poor state of the existing 81 kilometres road. The delay to tarmack…
By James Wakahiu editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Mount Kenya University (MKU) has been graded among the Top Threeinstitutions in the Times Higher Education Sub-Saharan AfricaUniversity Ranking as it sets to celebrate the 26th graduation ceremonyon Friday next week.More than 7,000 graduands are expected to graduate in a ceremonypresided over by the university Chancellor, Prof John Struthers andguest speaker,…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke A Sh 300 million speciality tea factory is being constructed in Murang’a to help in the manufacture of the product in high demand. Njunu tea factory directors commissioned the construction of the speciality factory, designed to earn tea farmers better returns from the lucrative market. During the groundbreaking function, factory chairman…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke MKU emerges top 3 in the Times Higher Education Sub-Saharan Africa University Ranking as it sets to celebrate her 26th graduation ceremony on Friday 6.12. 2024 themed ” Internationalization of University Education towards development of a competitive global workforce.” Over 7000 graduands are expected to graduate in a ceremony presided over…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua detailed how an attack was executed against him. Gachagua attack occured when he was in a funeral in Limuru in Kiambu county. He has revealed that the goons approached him while heading to his car and subsequently stoned it and hit it with iron bars. “I…
