Cabinet Secretary for Cooperatives Wcliffe Oparanya has tapped Kakamega leaders in a government effort to urge farmers to embrace coffee farming as a way to improve their livelihoods and boost the local economy, besides sugarcane farming.
Speaking on Saturday in Ikolomani and Butere Constituencies in Kakamega during a meeting with farmers, Oparanya said the government is keen on reviving coffee farming in the region through cooperative societies and better market linkages.