Kenya: Coffee Farmers Oppose Payment Plan Via Nairobi Coffee Exchange

Coffee farmers under the Gatagua Cooperative Society in the Kiharu constituency have rejected the directive by CS Wycliffe Oparanya requiring coffee farmers to receive their earnings directly from the Nairobi Coffee Exchange, among other directives.

On December 7, Oparanya directed that beginning January 2025, all coffee farmers would receive their earnings directly from the NCE, a move the farmers have complained will cost them more harm than good.

The farmers have raised concerns, stating…