Coffee farmers step up bid for inclusion in Nairobi auction

Through an umbrella body, the National Coffee Co-operatives Union, the farmers also want Capital Markets Authority to oversee their representation at the board of NCE, saying their absence is partly to blame for the low returns to the coffee producer. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

Coffee farmers have appealed to the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) to get rid of "cartels" at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) that they say have been blocking their participation at the auction.