DP Kindiki pledges coffee sector debt relief, reforms to boost farmer earnings

Deputy President Kithure Kindiki is received by Cabinet Secretary Public Service, Human Capital Development and Special Programmes Geoffrey Ruku as Embu Governor Cecily Mbarire and Runyenjes MP Muchangi Karemba looks on on April 26, 2027. [Muriithi Mugo, Standard]

Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has reaffirmed the government's commitment to revitalising the coffee sector through comprehensive debt relief and structural reforms aimed at boosting farmer earnings.

Speaking at Kavutiri Coffee Mills in Runyenjes, Embu County, the Deputy President announced that all verified debts owed by public coffee factories and mills will be written off, ensuring deductions from their payments no longer burden farmers.