Gachagua's tough task ahead to reform coffee sector, crush cartels

DP Rigathi Gachagua addresses Meru County leaders at his Hiriga home in Mathira, Nyeri, on January 8, 2023. [DPPS]

President William Ruto has tasked his Deputy Rigathi Gachagua to lead reforms in the coffee subsector.

Gachagua has been passionately rooting for reforms in the coffee, tea, and milk subsectors, which he has said have been under State capture, therefore, denying farmers better profits.