Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua shared a moment with schoolchildren and residents of Meru town during a morning run on Friday, June 9, 2023.
The DP, who is in the county for a high-level consultative Coffee Stakeholders' Conference, says it was fulfilling to interact with children and other industrious Kenyans braving the chilly morning on their way to school and work.
"In readiness for the high-level consultative Coffee Stakeholders' Conference in Meru County, I took time for my morning walk in the streets of Meru Town," the DP said in a tweet.
"It was fulfilling interacting with children and other industrious Kenyans braving the chilly morning on their way to school and work."
Encouraging Kenyans to exercise regularly, the DP said regular exercises keep one physically and mentally fit for maximum productivity.
The country's second in command later joined farmers and stakeholders at Three Steers Hotel in Meru town for the mega National Coffee Summit on how to revamp the subsector.
"It is now time to act on this noble challenge to return glory to the once profitable subsector of our economy. It's a pledge we made to our people. It's one we will do everything to fulfill," he said.
"This national brainstorming session in Meru will help us return the sector to the profitable path."
President William Ruto tasked Gachagua to lead coffee reforms in Executive Order No. 1 of 2023.
The DP has vowed to weed out cartels and brokers frustrating farmers in the coffee sector.
