Gusii Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union is yet to receive Sh14 million from government as part of the government's efforts to waive debts which 25 primary coffee cooperative societies across in Gusii land owed the union.
The union chief executive officer Robert Mainya disclosed that despite the union signing the debt waiver agreement with the government, the outstanding funds which were supposed to be channeled to the union to waive debts was owed by its affiliate primary cooperative societies across Gusii land have not yet been dispatched to the union's bank account.
Speaking to this writer on Thursday in his office at Kahawa House, Mr Mainya clarified that the cash had been approved but it was not yet disbursed to the union's bank account by the National Treasury.
"As the union's management, we have done our part by preparing all the documents required from us and signed debt waiver agreement with the government and we are still waiting to receive official communication from the National Treasury on the next plan of action over the debt waiver pledged by the government," he said.
Mr Mainya observed that if the government settles the debts the union is owed by its affiliate primary coffee cooperative societies in the region, farmers from such cooperatives will be relieved the burden of servicing debts they owe the union amounting to millions of shillings.
The CEO said he was optimistic that the government will honour its debt waiver pledge to ensure the coffee farming industry which had been threatened by the burden of heavy debts with accruing interests will be revived for the benefit of the small holder coffee farmers in the region.