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

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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