Wetang'ula vows to dismantle coffee cartels exploiting farmers in Bungoma

National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula during the burial of his cousin, Simon Wekesa Wetang’ula, at Mukhweya village in Kabuchai Constituency, on January 2, 2026. [Bernard Lusigi, Standard]

National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula has accused cartels and corrupt cooperative officials of denying coffee farmers in Bungoma County good earnings despite the region’s strong production potential.

Wetang’ula said Bungoma is among Kenya’s leading coffee-producing counties, but farmers continue to receive meagre returns due to entrenched cartels working in collusion with rogue cooperative officials to siphon profits meant for growers.