Coffee farmers affiliated to Rianjue Coffee Factory in Njuki-ini Ward, Gichugu Constituency, Kirinyaga County, have begun repairing the road leading to their factory, due to its deteriorating condition.
The farmers say the road from Mururi along the Mwea–Embu highway has become nearly impassable, forcing some to sell their coffee to brokers for immediate cash instead of delivering it to the factory.
The farmers led by Rose Wangui, Susan Njeri, and Peterson Muriithi, noted that poor road network has made it difficult to transport produce to local markets.
They are forced to use donkey carts to ferry stones sourced from quarries in Mwea to repair the road.
The farmers are now calling on the county and national government to consider repairing their roads, citing that most roads in Ndia and Kirinyaga Central constituencies are tarmacked while they are left behind.