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Lukewarm start to coffee reforms drive puts farmers on edge

The National Coffee Cooperative Union Chairman Francis Ngone flanked by other board members address the press after coffee stakeholders consultative meeting. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

A few months after the Kenya Kwanza administration embarked on a coffee sector reform journey, impatient farmers now want the proposed changes fast-tracked.

The farmers say they fear cartels might hijack the process midway, derailing the much-awaited reforms.

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