Nairobi, Jan. 28 -- Managers of cooperative societies in Central region are on high alert over a renewed trend in coffee theft days after robbers made away with cherry worth Sh3 million from Giakanja factory in Nyeri.
A leadership row pitting coffee farmers against the factory's management has been blamed for the spate of rising coffee thefts in the region.
According to Nyeri County Police Commander Adiel Nyange, there was no break-in at the factory where the 60 bags of parchment coffee had been stored in a warehouse.
NO ARRESTS
There was also no scuffle reported between the robbers and the watchmen guarding the factory and no arrests have been made yet.
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