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Gachagua, leaders talk tough on coffee cartels, pledge to reward efforts

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Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua is welcomed by National and County Government leaders during the Coffee Stakeholders Conference at Three Steers Hotel in Meru County, on June 9, 2023. [DPCS]

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua did not hold back his words regarding coffee reforms yesterday, as he pledged to take action against the coffee cartels that are profiting from the hard work of farmers.

Gachagua, alongside Embu Governor Cecile Mbarire, Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi, Trade, Industrialisation, and Investments CS Moses Kuria, Simon Chelugui from Cooperatives and MSMs, as well as other stakeholders and farmers, gathered in Meru town for a two-day coffee conference.

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