By BBC US President Joe Biden met his senior national security team on Monday as concerns of a possible Iranian retaliatory attack on Israel grew. Mr Biden said he had been briefed on preparations to support Israel should it be attacked, while Secretary of State Antony Blinken said officials were working “around the clock” to…
The Mountain Journal Kenyans living in war-torn Lebanon asked to relocate to safer grounds as the war intensified in the Middle East region. The State Department of Diaspora Affairs called on Kenyans to relocate to safer places with immediate effect or seek evacuation. To assist those in the war-torn areas, the Kenyan government provided a…
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned after weeks of deadly anti-government protests, putting an end to her more than two decades dominating the country’s politics. Ms Hasina, 76, fled the country, reportedly landing in India on Monday. Jubilant crowds took to the streets to celebrate the news, with some storming the prime ministerial palace,…
The Mountain Journal After 17 years of research, anti jigger lotion has been formulated by a Japanese company and Ahadi Trust Kenya to support jigger eradication initiatives. Saraya anti-jigger lotion is the first of its kind in the world after it was developed through research by Nagasaki University in Japan. The launch of the lotion…
The historic Treetops Hotel along the Abedare Ranges catchment has been reopened after renovation. The lodge founded in 1932 is ranked to had been home to the late Princess Elizabeth, the future Queen Elizabeth II, stayed at the lodge during a visit to Kenya. The princess’s stay coincided with the death of her father, King…
By James WakahiuMount Kenya University (MKU) has held its largest graduationceremony ever in Thika town that saw 7,974 students feted, the highestnumber over 14 graduations held in the last seven years.Vice chancellor Prof Deogratius Jaganyi said the achievement was aresult of the culmination of a well-orchestrated journey of planning,execution, and relentless improvement. He praised the…
Hell broke loose for Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja after he was stoned in Toi market by angry Kibera residents. The Governor was touring the market following death of four people after a mysterious fire that burnt several business premises and houses. As Sakaja was in a visit of the market to witness destruction of property…
The Mountain Journal The election of John Chebochok at Tegat/Toror tea factory as director has been nullified. Agriculture Principal Secretary Dr Paul Rono says in a letter Chebochok ceased being a KTDA director following the swearing-in of other directors. Chebochok, a former James Finlay contractor, was exposed by the BBC in 2023 for allegedly…
The Mountain Journal Kahete village in Mathioya is ranked among the poverty stricken villages owing to lack of roads and piped water exposing the residents to untold sufferings. Over the years, the residents have been ferrying dead bodies and the sick with gunny bags to the Muiri ini along the Gitugi/Murang’a road to access decent…
The Mountain Journal Mount Kenya University (MKU) will establish Malindi Maritime Academy in the provision to achieve standards of training and certification in the profession. MKU chairman Prof Simon Gicharu said the institution will be the first kind of the academy established in Malindi. The institution, he said, will end Kenyans flying to study in…
