The waiver also comes at a time when some societies in Central Kenya have appealed to the government to assist them due to destruction of part of this season’s crop by coffee berry disease. (Photo: Courtesy of Sunday Nation) By Mwaniki Wahome Sunday Nation November 7, 2010 The Kenyan Government will waive a Sh4 billion [apprx. $50 million] debt owed by coffee societies in the country, giving a fresh lease of life to the sector, which has been struggling to regain its footing. Co-operative and Marketing minister, Joseph Nyagah, said the matter had been agreed on and the Finance minister, Uhuru Kenyatta, will soon effect it. “The government will waive over Sh4 billion in debt and Uhuru will be making the announcement soon,” he said on Thursday. The debt waiver will be a relief to coffee societies, which have been struggling to clean their balance sheets after going through lean times in the 1990s, when the sector nearly collapsed. In the 1970s and 80s, coffee was a top fore...