Ruto dismisses Nyota critics as Sh3bn lands in youth accounts
The Mountain Journal President William Ruto has hit back at critics of the National Youth Opportunities Towards Advancement (NYOTA) programme after the Government released more than Sh3 billion in grants to over 122,000 young entrepreneurs nationwide. Speaking during the second tranche disbursement of the NYOTA Business Start-up Programme, the President reported that the initiative was…
Coffee market resumes from recess generating Sh 345 million
The Mountain Journal Kenya’s coffee has earned growers Sh 345 million after the auction of 6,622 bags of coffee at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE). The trading resumed on Wednesday after two months recess where the early crop from Cooperative societies in the counties of Meru and Machakos dominated the auction. The NCE report indicated…
Tea market thrives as the farmers calls for suspension of the tea levy
The Mountain Journal The tea exporters bought 5,530,474 kgs of made tea that generated Sh 1.7 billion after the sale of 5,530,474 kgs of made tea sourced from the KTDA managed factories through the Mombasa Tea Auction . At the auction the 53 buyers bought 10 million kgs that were offered by the producers from…
Russian NGO partners with a Kenyan college to offer free Russian language course
The Mountain Journal A non-governmental organization (NGO), Path to Russia, has partnered with ICS Technical College to offer free Russian language training to students. The programme is a free three-month online course taught by native Russian-speaking tutors, providing Kenyans with an opportunity to acquire Russian language skills while promoting educational and cultural exchange. Speaking during…
Murang’a in a strategy to boost coffee farming through distribution of free lime to farmers
The Mountain Journal Murang’a coffee farmers will get free lime to assist in reduction of the acidity from the soils in a strategy to increase coffee production in four years. With billions of shillings paid to farmers after the global market is attracted to Kenyan coffee, Murang’a is set to increase production in a venture…
Government fast-tracking new Cooperatives law to improve governance, modernise the sector-DP Kindiki
The Mountain Journal The government is fast-tracking the passage and enactment of the new Cooperatives Bill that will modernize the sector and make it more beneficial to millions of members of cooperative societies spread across the country, Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has said. Prof. Kindiki stated that President Ruto is set to sign the Bill…
Professor Eugene Kevune Appointed to Senior Global Human Rights Leadership Roles
Professor Eugene Kevune Appointed to Senior Global Human Rights Leadership Roles The Mountain Journal Kenyan humanitarian and education advocate Professor Dr. Eugene Kevune Nzabonimba has been appointed to three senior leadership positions in the Implementation Universal Declaration of Human Rights (IUDHR), a global human rights advocacy organization headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, United States.In an…
We are Ebola free, says DP Kindiki
By DPCSKenya is prepared to handle an outbreak of the Ebola disease that has devastated some countries in Central and East Africa though no case has yet been reported in the country.This is according to Deputy President Kithure Kindiki who says the preparedness of handling the disease and other disasters in Kenya has been enhanced…
We will ensure the country is ready for El Nino Rains, DP Kindiki assures
The Mountain Journal Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has assured the country that the government is laying down adequate measures in anticipation of El Nino rains expected in Kenya later in the year. The DP said the administration is proactively engaged with all the respective actors to make sure the country is not caught by surprise…
Tea market raise Sh 1.7 billion at the auction
The Mountain Journal KTDA managed factories made Sh 1.7 billion at the Mombasa Tea Auction after the sale of 5,445,627 kgs of made tea, last week the market fetched h 2.1 billion after the sale of 6,604,127 kgs. In the weekly auction, only Kirinyaga based Mununga and Kimunye tea factories achieved the best prices of…
