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Kenya · Nyeri
Kieni Espresso
Charles Gathaiya Murimi
Coffee Collective
Kieni Cooperative
Field Blend· Washed
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Kieni Cooperative
This is a research profile, not an independently conducted farm visit. Producer and coffee relationships are shown only when the records agree. Check the research sources below for supporting evidence.
The story
Kieni is a cooperative wet mill in Nyeri and part of the Mugaga society. Coffee Collective’s 2017 visit documented about 900 active members and identified Charles Gathaiya Murimi as factory chairman. The roaster’s current product page says the relationship is approaching two decades.
Challenges
Coffee Collective’s 2017 origin reporting documented drought, soil exhaustion, coffee leaf rust, Antestia bug and coffee berry disease as challenges facing Kieni-area farmers. These are historical observations, not claims about current conditions.
Innovations
Coffee Collective documents that Kieni pulps, floats and sorts cherry by quality before overnight fermentation; some lots receive a short second fermentation in clean river water, then dry on raised beds for 12–18 days.
Published coffees linked to this farm
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Research last reviewed: 2026-09-29