MKU partners with head teachers to tackle school challenges through professional mediation training
By James Wakahiu Mount Kenya University (MKU) has unveiled a strategic collaboration with senior school principals in Kenya aimed at curbing rising cases of student unrest and other challenges through professional mediation training programmes. The initiative, presented during the 2026 Kenya Secondary School Heads Association (KESSHA) Annual National Conference going on in Mombasa, underscores a…
Peace Ambassadors launch nationwide campaign against hate speech
By Staff Reporter A group of peace ambassadors has launched a nationwide campaign aimed at promoting unity, peaceful coexistence and responsible leadership ahead of future political activities in the country.The leaders, drawn from all 47 counties, warned that Kenya risks economic and social setbacks if peace and national cohesion are undermined by divisive politics and…
MKU’s global technology award-winning teams caution youth on the misuse of Artificial Intelligence
Photo/ Brian Ngugi Kamau-MKU Student one of three Kenyan university students whose team won a global award at the Huawei ICT competition in Shenzhen, China, recently. Photo: Courtesy By James Wakahiu Mount Kenya University (MKU) teams of students and their instructors who won global awards in America and China recently have warned young people on…
ECDE teachers in singing games as they flout Kang’ata for failure to meet their terms
The Mountain Journal Murang’a ECDE teachers poured cold water on the efforts by the local county government detailing contents in the four-year contract, with the majority having returned to the streets demonstrating. They returned to the streets on Friday, barely a week after they met the county officials led by Governor Irungu Kang’ata as they…
There will be no space for looting, property destruction during opposition protests-Kindiki
The Mountain Journal Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has said the government will not entertain any attempts to exploit the planned opposition protests to loot and destroy property, saying stern action will be taken against those who break the law. The DP said there will be no room for lawbreakers to perpetrate crimes in the name…
Murang’a Industrial Park is set for a start
The Mountain Journal The ground is set for the operationalisational of the Murang’a Industrial Park, with six companies receiving land ownership documents. Already, 55 percent of the land has been taken up by the investors after meeting all the requirements sent by the Murang’a County Government on the establishment of the industries based on the…
Thika County in the pipeline
The Mountain Journal After the push for the elevation of Thika town to a City, a new proposal has been flouted to consider the same to a county. In a petition, the city will be carved out of the vast Kiambu County and be its own county following a proposal by the stakeholders submitted…
Rwanda overtakes Kenya in the global tea market
The Mountain Journal The price of Kenyan tea remained under pressure following the impact of the 0.8 per cent tea levy (Sh 2.28) charged to buyers before the shipment of the commodity from the Mombasa Tea Auction. Instead, the buyers bid down the price of the commodity, thus transferring the effects of the levy to…
Investors cry over fault for failure to approve titles for small plots
The Mountain Journal There is an outcry from the real estate companies after the county governments have stopped approving the titling of small portions of land. The land dealers describe the enacted rules as punitive and a major hindrance to the housing sector. Comfort Homes Real Estate Company CEO Hezekiah Kariuki decried the punitive regulations…
Alarm over wanton sale of Illicit liquor, deaths at Juja’s Witeithie estate
Photo/Some of the counterfeit brands intercepted by police in the past raids. The Mountain Journal Residents of Witeithie village in Juja sub-county, Kiambu County, have sounded an alarm over the return of the second-generation liquor, reported to have led to the deaths and the frail health of the users. Also concerned are bar operators who…
