Governor blocks sale of a coffee farmers building in Thika

A coffee farmer sorts out coffee cherry after delivered her produce at Gacatha Coffee Factory in Nyeri. [KIbata Kihu/Standard]

Governor Mwangi wa Iria has stopped a coffee co-operative society from selling a Sh300 million building in Thika town.

Mr Iria said Murang’a Farmers Cooperative Union’s decision to dispose of the building to pay off farmers’ debts was questionable since the Government had waived Sh1.5 billion in coffee debts.