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Boniface Gikandi

Kenya, Murang’a

Journalist at The Standard (Kenya)

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  • Stakeholders seek to make Kenyan tea top brand in the global market

    1 week ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Boniface Gikandi

    French envoy to Kenya Arnaud Suquet, Murang'a Governor Irungu Kang'ata and Equity Bank CEO James Mwangi at Nduti tea factory in Kandara, Murang'a, May 6, 2025. [Boniface Gikandi, Standard]Key stakeholders have shown interest in Kenya’s tea, with focus on utilisation of the Geographical Indications (GI), which will facilitate branding of the produce from Murang’a.

  • Coffee auction earns farmers Sh27 billion in five months

    1 week ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Boniface Gikandi

    Nairobi Coffee Exchange Chairman Kenneth Gitonga and Chief Executive Officer Lisper Ndung'u sample some coffee beans ahead of the weekly auction. [File, Standard]Farmers have earned Sh27,616,908,102 after the auction of 535,941 bags of coffee in the last five months. According to the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) during the auction period between October 2024 to April 2025, coffee weighing 32,156,472 kgs was bought by the local and international dealers.

  • Unaitas Sacco eyes one million members

    1 week ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Boniface Gikandi

    Cooperative Principal Secretary Patrick Kilemi during the launch of Unaitas Sacco fruit trees planting at Ikumbi Primary School in Kigumo, Murang’a, on May 2, 2025. [Boniface Gikandi, Standard]Cooperative Principal Secretary Patrick Kilemi has lauded Unaitas Sacco’s growth, which has seen it register 493,000 members. Speaking at Ikumbi Primary School in Kigumo, Murang’a County, when he launched the fruit trees planting drive, Kilemi said Unaitas Sacco was setting an example for other saccos.

  • Coffee farmers oppose new payment proposal

    3 weeks ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Boniface Gikandi

    The controversial proposal of paying coffee farmers through the Direct Settlement System (DSS) has been rejected by the growers. The coffee farmers in Murang’a and Kiambu now want the government to abandon the plan to bypass the cooperative societies in the payment.

  • Coffee market experiences low volume as season ends

    4 weeks ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Boniface Gikandi

    Coffee auction fetched Sh521,545,821 after the sale of 10,190 bags of coffee. The auction registered a decrease compared to last week's sale of Sh684 million following the sale of 14,486 bags. The factories that achieved the highest prices for grade AA are Nyeri based Kamoni factory 61,113, Ichamara Sh60,594, Kiambara Sh59,297 marketed by the KCCE and Alliance Berries Limited.

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