Multimillion-coffee mill to begin operations next month

Embu Deputy Speaker Steve Simba (right) and Embu Senator Njeru Ndwiga (second right) inspect coffee beans spread out to dry at Kiviuvi Farmers Cooperative Society on January 7, 2019 (Joseph Muchiri, Standard)

EMBU, KENYA: A multi-million coffee mill put up by Embu farmers will roar into operations next month, marking a shift in value addition and promising growers better returns for their produce.

Governor Martin Wambora revealed the Kavutiri based mill was ready with machineries, go downs and all facilities in place, awaiting the installation of a transformer before commissioning.