Coffee farmers have been impressed following Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru’s revelation that she is set to open a new the first ever coffee shop in New York,USA to start selling Kenyan coffee directly to Americans.
Speaking during the Devolution conference in her backyard, the governor further divulged that the plans were nearing completion and that the shop would open on March 16.
“The first-ever Kirinyaga Coffee House will be officially opened in New York on March 16 where our coffee will now be exposed to international consumers, ” she told the delegates.
She also disclosed that her government had partnered with a New York-based firm that will supply up to four tonnes of the commodity directly from farmers.
The sales will go at ksh 120 per Kilogramme.
Addressing the public at the University grounds she also revealed that the deal would spur the county’s economic development especially that of the farmers.
“If we succeed in this, our farmers will now have struck a gold mine, their many years of hard work will be handsomely paid through this new found arrangement,” she continued.