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Women trade unionists urged to push for end of child-labour in Kenya’s tea, coffee sectors

Sacco ReviewNovember 1, 202505 mins

The Central Organization of Trade Unions of Kenya (COTU-K) has urged women trade unionists in the country to take a frontline role in ending child labour within Kenya’s tea and coffee sectors. Speaking on Thursday at the Tom Mboya Labour College in Kisumu during the opening of a capacity-building workshop for women trade unionists, the…

Nairobi Coffee Exchange sale one results (October 7, 2025)

Sacco ReviewOctober 8, 202503 mins

Sale 1 of the 2025/2026 season took place on 7th October 2025, at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange. A total of 11,179 bags (695,939 kg) of coffee were sold across all brokers. The sale generated a total value of USD 5,222,913, equivalent to approximately Ksh 704 million, with an overall average price of USD 375.24 per…

Kenya set to launch first global online coffee auction in major sector reform

Sacco ReviewOctober 8, 202506 mins

Kenya is gearing up for a major milestone in its coffee sector as preparations near completion for the country’s first online coffee auction, a move aimed at opening the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) to global buyers and dismantling long-standing market cartels. Cabinet Secretary for agriculture and livestock Mutahi Kagwe, and his counterpart from the Ministry…

New cooperative drive to reshape coffee sector in Nandi

Sacco ReviewSeptember 8, 2025September 8, 202503 mins

Nandi County has stepped up efforts to revive coffee farming through new cooperative and marketing structures aimed at empowering farmers and boosting earnings. The county has formed the Nandi Coffee Cooperative Union (NCCU), established a farmers’ brokerage company, and set up a farmer-owned coffee factory to streamline marketing. Officials say the reforms are designed to…

Gov’t grants 10 companies exclusive license to export coffee

Sacco ReviewAugust 25, 202504 mins

The government has issued exclusive coffee export licenses to 10 companies, this marks a significant step in the ongoing efforts to reform Kenya’s coffee sector and boost earning for smallholders farmers. In a gazette notice dated August 22, 2025, the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) announced its intention to grant the licenses under the Crops…

Oparanya warns against embezzlement of coffee farmers money

Sacco ReviewJune 13, 202504 mins

Management committees running various coffee cooperative societies in Ukambani region have been cautioned against mismanagement and embezzlement of farmers’ money from the coffee proceeds. Cooperative CS Wycliffe Oparaya said on Thursday that the rampant reports of numerous cooperative societies in the constituency sinking into huge debts from financial institutions were worrying. The CS who addressed…

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…