The Mountain Journal Seventeen coffee buyers injected Sh455 million after they bought 11,944 bags of the commodity. In the auction, the buyers purchased bags of coffee sourced from the cooperative societies and estate farmers reflected more as compared to the earnings of the previous week of Sh374 million. Gitare and Gichuka factories produce, marketed by…
The 2024 World Skills Kenya National Competition, held from August 19th to 23rd at the Kenya School of TVET in Nairobi, was a landmark event that brought together some of the brightest minds in the country. Zetech University won the first runners-up, with standout performances by their students who participated in the Cyber Security and…
The Mountain Journal Two KTDA directors yet to be confirmed two months after they were elected have moved to court seeking orders they be involved in the management of Kiru Tea Factory in Murang’a. The aggrieved directors, Eston Gakungu Gikoreh and Martin Ngatia Munga have moved to court under certificate of urgency arguing that on…
The Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) Holding has urged farmers to pick the best green leaf as it sets minimum quality standards in all tea processing factories. KTDA Chairman Enos Njeru says this will ensure the competitiveness of Kenya’s products in the global market and that ensures it remains the product of choice. The move…
BY VOA The U.S. State Department announced Friday that it is imposing visa restrictions on South Sudanese officials and others who have obstructed humanitarian aid by taxing shipments. South Sudan, which suffered a crushing civil war from 2013 to 2018, is now facing one of the world’s most dire humanitarian crises. Persistent conflict, natural disasters,…
BY VOA eijing — China rolled out the red carpet on Monday for leaders from across Africa, seeking to deepen ties with the resource-rich continent it has furnished with billions in loans for infrastructure and development. Beijing has said this week’s China-Africa forum will be its largest diplomatic event since the COVID-19 pandemic, with more…
Beijing — African leaders descend on China’s capital this week, seeking funds for big-ticket infrastructure projects as they eye mounting great power competition over resources and influence on the continent. China has expanded ties with African nations in the past decade, furnishing them with billions in loans that have helped build infrastructure but also sometimes…
The Mountain Journal A Kenya who fled from the US after he allegedly killed a lady will face a murder charge in Suffolk Superior Court in Boston on September 3. Kelvin Kang’ethe, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) said will face trial in the US after he secured an extradition order from the court. Kang’ethe…
The 70 tea processing factories last week sold 2,240,447 kilogrammes, through the Mombasa auction, as Imenti farmers achieved the highest sale of Sh349 per kilogramme. In the weekly sale, the farmers sold the produce valued at Sh2 billion which was bought by local and international buyers. In the sale,Imenti registered an increment as compared to…
Two children in north-western Nigeria have died after the building they were in collapsed, adding to the dozens who have lost their lives during weeks of severe flooding, the country’s disaster agency said. The National Emergency Management Agency (Nema) reported that the children died in Katsina, one of the seven north-western states hit particularly hard…
