Dar es Salaam, Sept. 29 -- FARMERS in Kagera Region have been paid a total of 6,776,018,000/- for their coffee sold through the Kagera Cooperative Union (KCU 1990 Ltd), it has been revealed.

KCU General Manager Mr Edson Rugaimukama told the 'Daily News' in an interview here that the outstanding debt had been cleared.

"We are happy that the 100 per cent target has been surpassed, while all the coffee delivered to the Union by farmers had been paid for by September 12th, this year," he said.

Mr Rugaimukama said KCU comprised about 134 Agricultural and Marketing Cooperative Societies (AMCOS). Out of the number, 53 were in Muleba District, 27 in Missenyi, 51 in Bukoba Rural, while three others were in Bukoba Urban.

Expounding, he said dur...