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Ruto asks coffee farmers to keep off costly loans after debt waiver

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President William Ruto lays the foundation stone for Meru Millers Limited in Mitunguu, Meru County on June 12, 2024. [Standard, PSC]

President William Ruto on Thursday warned coffee farmers against accumulating debts following a waiver issued by the government.

Speaking in Meru County when he presided over the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a Sh100 million dairy feeds factory at Mitunguu in South Imenti, he said coffee cooperatives societies had received a debt waiver of Sh6.9 billion and "we are warning them to avoid taking any more debts."

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