Nairobi, Jan. 1 -- One year ago, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua was loaded by President William Ruto with an additional mandate of entrenching reforms in the coffee subsector.

In an Executive Order issued January 9, President Ruto tasked Mr Gachagua to oversee the implementation of coffee reforms, with the key agenda of weeding out cartels across the crop's value chain.

Besides performing duties specific to the Office of the Deputy President, Mr Gachagua was tasked to oversee implementation of the reforms that were spearheaded by the Coffee Sub-Sector Reforms Implementation Standing Committee.

On January 22, the DP sought prayers from Kenyans while admitting that cartels were deeply rooted not only in coffee but also in the tea and ...