Governors, crops regulator in row over coffee licences

A coffee farmer inspects his crop. There is a tussle on who should control dealership in the crop between governors and the Agriculture Food and Fisheries Authority. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD]

The Council of Governors (COG) and the Agriculture Food and Fisheries Authority (AFFA) are involved in a tussle over who has powers to issue permits in the coffee marketing chain.

Nyeri Governor Nderitu Gachagua, who is chairman of the Agriculture and Land Committee in COG, has accused  AFFA’s coffee directorate of jumping the gun by inviting applications for the 2015/16 licences in the marketing chain.