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The government says it is ready to buy coffee produce from farmers, in the event that millers refuse to take up the cash crop once it is put up for sale. Speaking during the resumption of activities at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua once again read the riot act to individuals he termed as cartels in the sector, promising to carry on with the government's coffee reforms.
Nairobi coffee exchange resumes operations
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