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Addressing more than 30,000 grassroots leaders from Embu County in Manyatta Constituency, the Deputy President said he was prepared to face residents and explain the Government’s record in agriculture, education, roads, health and other programmes affecting ordinary citizens.
The report, released on August 6, 2026, shows that the agriculture sector had reinforced its position as the backbone of Kenya's economy, with the value of agricultural output rising from Sh3.64 trillion in 2024 to Sh4.07 trillion in 2025. It attributed the growth to consistent investments by county governments across key agricultural value chains, despite persistent challenges in some subsectors.
The initiative, implemented through the Department of Agriculture, Trade, Industrialization and Cooperative Development, has seen 9,917 bags of agricultural lime, each weighing 50 kilograms, distributed to coffee growers across the county
Figures released by the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) show Kenya earned $40.8 million, equivalent to Sh5.27 billion, from coffee exports to the United States between January and March. This marked a 101.2 percent increase from the $19.01 million, or Sh2.46 billion, earned in the corresponding period last year.
Speaking at the World Food Prize Foundation's DialogueNext Forum on Tuesday, Kagwe called on African countries to rethink their approach to agricultural exports and strengthen local processing industries before products reach international markets.
On coffee, the President said the government is targeting a jump in annual production from 50,000 metric tonnes to 150,000 metric tonnes by 2028, supported by expansion of land under cultivation and improved farming systems.
President Ruto further explained that he would sign the Finance Bill 2026 into law, unlocking Sh18 billion in funding aimed at lowering the cost of coffee fertilizer
Waiguru reiterated her appeal for intervention on historical cooperative debts, saying resolution would accelerate coffee sector revitalisation and improve farmer incomes
Kenya continues to maintain a positive trade balance with the Netherlands, with imports from the European country standing at Sh44.8 billion, leaving a surplus of about Sh24.8 billion.
According to the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA), a single Kuwaiti consignment sold for $2,706.88 (Sh349,728) per 50-kilogramme bag, more than three times the top price recorded in any country a year ago. This equates to about $54 (Sh6,970) per kilogramme of coffee, allowing farmers to earn roughly Sh160 per kilogramme of cherry.
The State has created national and county teams to oversee a two-year plan that seeks to recover land lost to real estate, macadamia and avocado farming, and revive interest among smallholders who over the years abandoned coffee due to low earnings.
The South American nation, which is the world’s largest coffee producer, has been hit with a 50% US import duty, among the steepest imposed by Washington.