Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) presidential candidate Duma Boko (L) casts his ballot in Gaborone on October 30, 2024, during Botswana’s general election. [AFP] BY AFP Diamond-rich Botswana voted in general elections Wednesday with the ruling party vying to extend its 58 years in power and hand President Mokgweetsi Masisi a second term amid concerns about…
The Mountain Journal Controversy surrounding human wildlife conflict in Umande ward, Laikipia County has taken a new twist, after private developers moved to the environment tribunal to stop the putting up of an electric fence along Timau river. In the suit before the tribunal, the 10 developers among them businessmen and a local, establish tourists…
The Mountain Journal Cooperative societies and estates affiliated to Alliance Berries Limited and New KPCU continued to reap better returns from the coffee auction at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE). The farmers earned Sh499,355,137 for the sale of 11,864 bags of coffee compared to the Sh397.1 million which was earned in the previous week upon…
Voters in the US go to the polls on 5 November to elect their next president. The election was initially a rematch of 2020 but it was upended in July when President Joe Biden ended his campaign and endorsed Vice-President Kamala Harris. The big question now is – will America get its first woman president…
The Mountain Journal Small holder farmers tea factories last week made Sh921.4 million after they auctioned 2.7 million kgs at the Mombasa Tea Auction. In the tea market, factories in the east of the rift through their brokers presented 1,830,330 kgs of the commodity, while those from west of the rift brought 954,864 kgs. A…
The Mountain Journal Tea worth Sh2.24 billion weighing 155.09 million kilogrammes was exported to the international market between July and September this year up from 120.24 million kilogrammes. In a quarterly report, the Tea Board of Kenya (TBK) reveals that during the period the local sale of the commodity was at 8.54 million kilogrammes higher…
The Mountain Journal Stakeholders and players in the education sector have called for creation of awareness and adoption of deliberate measures to address mental health issues among students in tertiary and higher learning institutions. They aver that mental illnesses and especially among the youth is a ticking time bomb that requires serious attention and a…
The Mountain Journal Democratic Party (DP) has joined Kenyans in the opposition to the Senator Samson Chelagei on extension of elected leaders’ limit from five years to seven. The DP has joined the ODM party in the opposition pleading with Kenyans to rally against the proposal. DP’s Secretary General Dr Jacob Hajji declared strong opposition …
The Mountain Journal The High Court has issued an eviction order after the management of the land company proved ownership against families that have settled in Harvest areas since 2013.. The court issued an eviction order on the illegal occupants within the Harvest Land Investment located in Ithanga sub county, in Murang’a county. The judgment…
The Mountain Journal Athi Water Works Development Agency has acquired a license to supply bulk water to service providers within Nairobi Metropolitan. Athi Water Chairman Charles Karondo said the Water Regulatory Authority Board (Wasreb) issued the organisation with a license to provide bulk water to providers in Murang’a, Kiambu, Machakos and Kajiado following completion of…
