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Sh3 billion coffee farmers advance scheme may take months to kick off

Coffee Taskforce Implementation Committee chairman Prof Joseph Keiyah (centre) with Meru Governor Kiraitu Murungi (right) and Deputy governor Titus Ntuchiu when the team visited Meru for a public meeting on the proposed national coffee subsector policy. [Wainaina Ndung'u, Standard]

The operations of a scheme designed to provide cash-strapped coffee farmers with advance payment for their cherry has gotten bogged down in bureaucracy.

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