
Eng. Enosh O. Akuma
Ag. Director
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Eng Enosh Akuma holds a BSC AGRIC Engineering from Egerton University. an MBA on operations management from the UoN and an MSC Enonomics and Coffee Ccience from Udine University in Italy. Eng Akuma has served in the coffee industry in various capacities having started his career as a coffee factory engineer in the ministry of Agriculture in 1993 nyeri and Nandi. He joined the former Coffee Board Kenya in 1998 as area manager and served in nyeri and kisii. He later grew to a coffee Advisory Manager in CBK, technical services manager and in AFA he was appointed as the Deputy Director Regulations and Compliance Department in 2015 to 2020. He had a short stint with the Fibre value chain in 2020/2021 before moving back to the coffee Directorate in May 2021 and later got appoint to Head the Coffee Directorate in August 2021.
Dr. Benson O. Apuoyo, PhD
Deputy Director, Market Research and Product Development
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Mr. Apuoyo holds MBA and Bcom degrees both from the University of Nairobi. He joined Coffee Directorate (formerly Coffee Board of Kenya) in 1989 from the Ministry of Agriculture where he worked as a frontline extension officer in Kisii. He has over 30 years’ experience in the coffee industry having served in various positions including Coffee Inspector, Area Manager- Central and Coast Region and Marketing & Research Officer under the former Coffee Board of Kenya.
A member of the Marketing Society of Kenya, Mr Apuoyo has published in refereed international journals and presented in a number of international conferences. Some of his professional achievements include spearheading Kenya’s participation at the 2017 Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) as Portrait Country, Coffee Origin Trip to Kenya by 31 coffee buyers from the SCAA, development of the Coffee Kenya rules for use as a Mark of Origin for coffees cultivated in Kenya.
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Deputy Director, Regulations and Compliance
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Mr. Erick Onyuka is a holder of a Bachelor’s Degree in Agribusiness Management from Egerton University and an MSC in Agricultural Economics and Resource Management. He has undertaken a Senior Management Course and Strategic Leadership Course at the Kenya School of Government. Mr. Onyuka has over 10 years’ experience in the Coffee Industry. He joined the former Coffee Board of Kenya in 2009 as a Coffee Advisory Officer- Central Rift Region, from the Ministry of Agriculture where he had worked as District Agribusiness Development Officer. Prior to his appointment as Ag. Deputy Director Technical and Advisory Services Mr. Onyuka served as a Senior Officer- Technical and Advisory Services- Nyanza Region. He has experience in Farm Business Development, Stakeholders Relations, Agricultural Statistics and is a qualified Trainer of Trainers.

Mr.Erick O. Onyuka
Deputy Director,Technical and Advisory
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Mr. Erick Onyuka is a holder of a Bachelor’s Degree in Agribusiness Management from Egerton University and an MSC in Agricultural Economics and Resource Management. He has undertaken a Senior Management Course and Strategic Leadership Course at the Kenya School of Government. Mr. Onyuka has over 10 years’ experience in the Coffee Industry. He joined the former Coffee Board of Kenya in 2009 as a Coffee Advisory Officer- Central Rift Region, from the Ministry of Agriculture where he had worked as District Agribusiness Development Officer. Prior to his appointment as Ag. Deputy Director Technical and Advisory Services Mr. Onyuka served as a Senior Officer- Technical and Advisory Services- Nyanza Region. He has experience in Farm Business Development, Stakeholders Relations, Agricultural Statistics and is a qualified Trainer of Trainers.;