The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Certified coffee earned a premium price in the weekly auction, compared to the ordinary produce at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE). In the market analysis, NCE report indicates that the 10 factories that achieved the lucrative prices of their coffee are certified by RainForest Alliance, CAFE, Faretrade, and EUDR. The certified…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The small holder tea factories earned Sh 1.11 billion after the auction of 3,170,088 kgs of tea at the Mombasa Tea Auction. In the weekly sale factories, 10 factories that fetched the lucrative price of between Sh 433 and Sh 406 per kgs of tea, were Gathuthi Sh 15.2million after the…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.keKirinyaga County has recorded a steady rise in Early Childhood Development Education(ECDE) enrollment following sustained investment in school infrastructure, improved servicedelivery and enhanced teacher welfare.Governor Anne Waiguru said enrolment in the learning centres has increased from 13,280learners in 2017 to 16,398 learners in 2025, reflecting growing parental confidence in publicECDE centres and…
Photo/ Dr Vincent Gaitho, Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the UniversityCouncil, Mount Kenya University (MKU) By James WakahiuThe government has come under heavy criticism for inefficiencies that that havenow culminated in more than 700,000 Grade Nine learners being unable to reportfor Grade 10 by last weekend.Elimu Bora Policy and Strategy Advisor, Mr Boaz Waruku says many…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke KTDA has adjusted the monthly green leaf payment to Sh 30 per kilogramme up from Sh 25 per kilogramme which was imposed in 2020 to conform with the Tea Act 2020. In the last year AGMs; the farmers from the tea growing belts raised their voice calling for the increment of…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) netted Sh 2.4 billion in the weekly auction after the estate and cooperatives offered 40,918 bags. The market had 18 buyers as the Alliance Berries Limited offered the highest volume of 14,651 bags that fetched 917.3 million. New KPCU:6,107 bags ( Sh 359 million), Kirinyaga Slopes…
The Mountain Journal editor@themoutainjournal.co.ke At least 50 candidates have been attracted to the position of KTDA Group CEO, which was left by Wilson Muthaura who proceeded to retirement last week, the agency leadership has said. The KTDA Holding Board on Monday divulged that five of the candidates are its internal employees serving in various positions…
Photo/Mount Kenya University (MKU) Pro-Chancellor, Dr Vincent Gaitho By James Wakahiu editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Mount Kenya University (MKU) Pro-Chancellor, Dr Vincent Gaitho, has asked politicians to keep politics out of the education sector as it does not augur well for the future of the country. “The education sector has no vacuum; it has its owners. These include…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Tea factories under KTDA management earned Sh 1.1 billion following the auction of 3,293,031 kgs ( 47,080packages) at the Mombasa Tea Auction. Last week, the factories sold 5,756,180kgs that fetched Sh 899 million in the market. In the weekly market, Gathuthi, Mununga, Kimunye, Imenti, Rukururi, Ngere tea factories have been listed…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Confusion has gripped Kuppet elections in Murang’a after a court order was issued to stop the election planned for Saturday. Employment and Labour Court Judge Justice Agnes M. K. Nzei stopped the election ruling the matter will be heard on February 11, in Nyeri. Davis Nyamweya Omosa, a teacher in Murang’a…
