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PS Ronoh assures govt will restore profitability to coffee sector

Sacco ReviewDecember 11, 202402 mins

Principal Secretary – State Department for Agriculture, Dr. Kipronoh Ronoh, has assured coffee farmers that the government is committed to restore profitability to the coffee sector. The PS attended Torsogek Coffee Farmers Cooperative in Kericho County to celebrate a key milestone said the coffee industry which supports around 5 million Kenyans must be supported. The…

Government seeks to boost local coffee consumption amid declining production

Sacco ReviewDecember 4, 202403 mins

The Kenyan government is making bold moves to increase local coffee consumption to boost revenues, even as the country grapples with a drop in production. During the launch of its strategic plan yesterday, the New Kenya Planters Cooperative Union (KPCU) revealed that domestic coffee consumption remains worryingly low at just 19 percent. To address this,…

Lugari MP pledges to boost coffee productivity and support local farmers

Sacco ReviewNovember 27, 202403 mins

Member of Parliament for Lugari, Nabii Nabwera , has reaffirmed his dedication to enhancing coffee productivity and supporting local farmers. Making his remarks during a consultative meeting with the Lugari Coffee Farmers Sacco at Nabemo Primary School, Hon. Nabwera outlined initiatives aimed at making coffee farming a more sustainable and lucrative enterprise in the region….

Nduluma Coffee Factory attains top price at weekly auction

Sacco ReviewAugust 27, 2024August 27, 202403 mins

The Nduluma Coffee Factory in Tharaka Nithi, recently promoted by the new Kenya Planters Co-operative Union (KPCU), achieved the top price at last week’s weekly coffee auction, with a bag of Grade AA coffee fetching Ksh46,562. The factory, a member of the Tharaka Coffee Growers’ Cooperative Society, has earned a strong reputation for producing high-quality…

Treasury PS summoned to Parliament over delayed coffee funds

Sacco ReviewAugust 16, 2024August 20, 202403 mins

The National Assembly Committee for Trade, Industry and Cooperatives has demanded Treasury Principal Secretary (PS) Dr. Chris Kiptoo to appear before the committee to explain the reasons behind delays in disbursing funds for coffee and grain farmers. The Committee, led by James Gakuya (Embakasi North MP), resolved to meet the PS after a senior Treasury…

Audit private coffee millers to tame theft, Govt urged

Sacco ReviewJuly 17, 202404 mins

Meru Senator Kathuri Murungi has called on the government to audit all private coffee millers across the country following the increasing coffee theft cases. Speaking at Kariene in Central Imenti constituency, Kathuri who is also Senate Deputy Speaker urged the ministry of agriculture to move with speed and collect data on source and volumes of…

Senator wants private coffee millers audited to tame theft

Sacco ReviewJuly 11, 2024July 11, 202404 mins

Senate Deputy Speaker Kathuri Murungi has called on the government to audit all private coffee millers across the country following the increasing coffee theft cases. Speaking at Kariene in Central Imenti Constituency, Kathuri who is also the Meru Senator urged the ministry of agriculture to move with speed and collect data on source and volumes…

Government issues guidelines for coffee debt waiver

Sacco ReviewJune 27, 2024June 27, 202403 mins

Ministry of Cooperatives and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Development has issued guidelines for coffee cooperatives debt waiver 2024. Through a public notice from Principal Secretary Patrick Kilemi the Ministry notified the public that any organization that has not forwarded its claims to Commissioner for Cooperatives Development to do so by close of business…

Kericho coffee farmers decry inequality in distribution of coffee revolving fund

Sacco ReviewJanuary 20, 202404 mins

Coffee cooperative societies in Kericho County have called for fairness and equality in the distribution of the Coffee Cherry Advance Revolving Fund (CCARF). Speaking in Fort Ternan during a coffee stakeholders’ forum, Chairman of Kipkelion Coffee Mill Mathew Bore complained of systemic inequality in the distribution of the revolving fund, claiming that societies which supplied…

New KPCU denies claims of stealing coffee from Meru factory

Sacco ReviewJanuary 16, 2024January 16, 202403 mins

The New Kenya Planters Cooperative Union (KPCU) has denied claims that it stole coffee from a coffee factory located in South Imenti constituency, Meru County. Speaking at the New KPCU Meru depot during an inspection tour of the facility, Chairman Daniel Chemno said that the allegations are baseless and only meant to tarnish their name…