Kirurumwe Farmers’ Cooperative Society

Kirurumwe Farmers’ Cooperative Society is situated in Makengi, Runyenjes sub-county, Embu County, on the southeastern side of Mount Kenya.

This region, lying within UM1 (coffee zone) and UM2 (coffee and tea zones), boasts altitudes ranging from 1577m to 1750m above sea level and is renowned for producing some of the world's finest coffee.

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HISTORY

Our society was officially registered on September 21, 1963, under the Co-operative Society Act, Cap. 490, Section 7, with registration number CS/0991.

It started with 150 registered members and presently, the cooperative comprises 4,852 registered members, of whom 2,911 are active.

The society operates three factories: Kevote, Kianjuki, and Ngaindethia. All factories’ coffee processing methods are wet processing.