- Ndwiga takes over the Coffee Board chairmanship following a fresh presidential appointment.
- Kinyua moves to lead the Coffee Research and Training Institute council after 56 days at the board.
- The leadership changes bring new oversight to key institutions shaping Kenya’s coffee sector.
Former Embu Senator Njeru Peter Ndwiga is the new Non-Executive Chairperson of the Coffee Board of Kenya, after President William Ruto appointed him to a three-year term that began on October 30, 2026.
Ruto made the appointment through Gazette Notice No. 16957, issued the same day. It cancels the earlier appointment of Henry Gichuhi Kinyua, which was published in Gazette Notice No. 14143 of 2026 on September 4. Kinyua therefore held the board’s top seat for only 56 days.
Ndwiga arrives with a long record in public service and in the coffee sector. He was Cabinet Minister for Cooperative Development and Marketing under the late President Mwai Kibaki’s government, and he later chaired the Export Promotion Council. In the Senate, he sat on the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries. Over the years, he has also been associated with reforms aimed at raising farmers’ earnings and strengthening cooperative marketing of coffee.
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Kinyua was not left without a role, however. Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary (CS) Mutahi Kagwe named him Non-Executive Chairperson of the Council of the Coffee Research and Training Institute of Kenya. His three-year term also runs from October 30, 2026.
Kinyua brings a background in agricultural policy and development. He previously served as Nyeri County Executive Committee Member for Agriculture and chaired the New Kenya Planters Co-operative Union. His experience further covers agricultural value chain development and international development programmes.
The changes affect two of the institutions that shape how Kenya’s coffee is governed, researched and marketed.
By Benedict Aoya
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