Annual International flower show opens in Nairobi with a call for sustainability market
By James Wakahiu editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Kenya has reinforced its position as one of the world’s leading floriculture exporters as industry leaders, government officials, regulators and international trade partners gathered in Nairobi for the opening of the 13th International Flower Trade Exhibition (IFTEX 2026). The African continent’s largest flower industry trade show, held under the theme “Shaping…
Law Court vandalised in Nanyuki
The Mountain Journal Destruction was witnessed in Nanyuki in connection with Monday’s Ebola Quarantine and Control Facility related demonstrations. They turned the court upside down before they were chased by the police and scores arrested. Chalo was shot dead in the Baraka area, while Matheri was shot and severely injured in the Ichuga area by…
A move store 2,500 ha in the Aberdare catchment by 2030 in top gear
The Mountain Journal editorial@themountainjournal.co.ke A grassroots organisation is working to restore and maintain 2,500 hectares of land along Lake Ol’Bolossat and the Ewaso Nyiro River in Nyandarua County over the next four years. As part of this effort, Community Organisation for Positive Impact, Care, and Development (COPICAD) is focusing on the restoration of 2,500 hectares…
Chaos in Nanyuki over Ebola Quarantine and Isolation Facility
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Residents of Nanyuki engaged the police in running battles over the establishment of the American Government backed Ebola Quarantine Facility at the Laikipia Airbase. Bonfires were lit by the protestors who barricaded the major roads as the police helped to put off the fires and cleared the huge boulders from the…
Break through as police intercepts bhang on transit in North Rift
The Mountain Journal The fight to eradicate drugs and substance has continued with detectives from DCI Bomet arrested a suspected drug trafficker and recovered eight (8) bags containing approximately one thousand six hundred (1,600) rolls of cannabis sativa (bhang). During an intelligence-led operation within Bomet County the police bounced on Bernard Marwa, 35, intercepting a…
Inaugural Great Murang’a Community Run thrills the community
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke With a lot of passion, the old and the young took to the track for the “The run; the fun; the passion; the determination; the talents’. This event brought together budding young athletes from various schools in Murang’a, veteran runners as well as elite who showcased the formidable sporting skills alive…
Residents eyes are watching the blue skies over the US planes
The Mountain Journal i Nanyuki residents have in the last three days watched the skies of large aircrafts flying in a group of three flying into the highly guarded Laikipia Air Base transporting equipment for the Ebola Quarantine and Isolation Facility.. In the last three days, the residents’ eyes glued to the skies as the…
Kibra women play soccer
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke For many women in Kibra, football tournaments continue to offer a platform for them to sharpen and use their skills even after quitting competitive sports after childbirth. One of such women is 24-year-old goal keeper Nancy Njeri who once played in the National Women Super League (NWSL) said balancing football and…
Murang’a distributes devices to persons living with disabilities and commits the support
Photo/ Murang’a Governor Irungu Kang’ata addressing the residents and persons with special needs at Maragua Level Four Hospital to mark World for Persons with Disability. The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Murang’a county government marked the World Disability Day Persons with Disabilities as it stepped up strategies to uplift their living standards through distribution of devices. Governor…
Police intercepts 670 plants of bhang in Kigumo
The Mountain Journal An operation to weed out narcotic drugs yields fruits in Kigumo after a suspect was nabbed with 670 plants of a substance suspected to be bhang. Acting on information, the police nabbed the 58 year old Julia Muthoni Ng’ang’a in Kanyore village who was booked at Kigumo Police Station awaiting to be…
