Court rules that the miller's lending model trapped a coffee cooperative in a cycle of debt.
By
Joseph Wangui
Correspondent
Nation Media Group
Thika Coffee Mills has lost its bid to recover more than $253,000 (Sh32.6 million) from a farmers’ cooperative society after the High Court found that its lending model trapped growers in a cycle of debt through a loan arrangement the judge declared harsh, unconscionable and oppressive.
Government has directed Regional, District Security and Defence Committees to ensure all buyers with outstanding debts to coffee…
Kenya's smallholder farmers produce most of the country's food but remain largely locked out of affordable credit.
A dispute has erupted between a coffee factory and a resident in Kimilili, Bungoma County, over a controversial parcel of land.
A dispute has erupted between a coffee factory and a resident in Kimilili, Bungoma County, over a controversial parcel of land.
Keroche has lost a court bid to stop a labour award to former managing director Sam Shollei, with the debt now exceeding Sh75…
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