Photo/ MKU Vice-Chancellor Prof Deogratius Jaganyi (right) addressesparticipants at MKU shortly before flagging off a 4km walk toThika town and back to celebrate the international White CaneDay for the visually impaired on Tuesday October 15. . By James WakahiuMount Kenya University (MKU) main campus in Thika on Tuesdayjoined the world in celebrating White Cane Day.Celebrated…
By James WakahiuA delegation of nine faculty members from various schools at MountKenya University (MKU) last week attended an international conferenceon unemployment of graduates in Africa held in Tunisia.Led by Access Board Member and Deputy Vice-Chancellor APIA, Dr.Peter G. Kirira and MKU-Access Coordinator, Dr. Henry Yatich, theKenyan team participated and made several presentations at theConference…
The Mountain Journal Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) earned 619 cooperatives and estate farmers close to Sh 371.7 million from the sale of 9,030 bags of coffee. The highest achieved price was Mbee factory of New Mitamboni cooperative affiliated to New KPCU where a bag of AA was sold at Sh40,830. Kaukiswa factory under Kambusu cooperative…
The Mountain Journal Time is ticking against the Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua as High Court Judges Eric Ogola, Freda Mugambi and Anthony Mrima will tomorrow at 8.30 am give a ruling. The much awaited ruling is whether to stop the Senate from hearing DP Gachagua’s impeachment motion. At the Senate the impeachment motion being prosecuted…
WOMEN ASK PRESIDENT RUTO TO RETURN FAVOUR AS THEY ENDORSEWAIGURU FOR DEPUTY PRESIDENTHundreds of women from Kirinyaga have asked President William Ruto to reciprocatetheir support by appointing Governor Anne Waiguru as the Deputy President.They endorsed Waiguru as the most suitable candidate to take up the DeputyPresident’s position should Rigathi Gachagua’s impeachment sail through.Speaking in Kutus…
Photo/ KTDA Holding Chairman Enos Njeru The Mountain Journal The Mombasa tea auction last week fetched Sh790.9 million from the sale of 2,106,789 Kgs lower that Sh915.2 million of the previous week. In the market, Githongo tea factory led the pack with Sh27.5 million from the sale of 66,780 kgs, Makomboki Sh23.8 million, 56,400 kgs,…
By James Wakahiu Mount Kenya University (MKU) has kicked off its annual Research and Innovation Week that started from Monday October 14 to 18, 2024, at its main campus in Thika.Themed “Research and Innovation for Sustainable Production and Livelihoods,” the event has attracted a wide array of stakeholders, including representatives from higher education institutions, TVETs,…
ByJames Wakahiu Artificial Intelligence (AI) will feature during a five-day research and innovation forum to be held in Thika, Kiambu County this week. The Research and Innovation Week to take place at Mount Kenya University’s Thika main campus from today Monday October 14th, brings together stakeholders, including Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), TVETs, government bodies, NGOs,…
Hundreds of Murang’a residents are seeking treatment and drugs during the free medical camps following unavailability of money to pay for their medical bills in both public and private health facilities. At Rurii grounds in Kiria ini market in Mathioya, the patients took the opportunity to benefit from a medical camp facilitated by Irungu Nyakera…
The Mountain Journal Anti tampering gadgets have been installed in the green leaf weighing scales, in efforts to eradicate falsifying and theft of green leaf. The gadgets have been installed in the weigh scales in all the 71 tea factories designed to improve transparency and accountability in the multi billion shillings sector. The tamper proof…
