A leading coffee society in Murang'a has rejected Cooperatives Cabinet Secretary Wycliffe Oparanya's directive on coffee payments to the growers.
The farmers at Gatagua Cooperative Society rejected the directive seeking to have them receive their proceeds directly from the Direct Settlement System (DSS) after the auction of coffee.
The farmers, led by their chairman Nahason Chege, said the CS directed the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) to ensure that coffee proceeds starting January 2025 are remitted directly to the growers accounts.
In the farmers AGM, on Friday, they said that Oparanya's decision will not address the concerns experienced in the management of the societies.
