Mugarura Justus Muhimbuura, the Mayor Kazo Town Council has challenged Coffee farmers in Ruzinga Village, Rwempiri Ward in Kazo Town Council to strengthen security around and within their coffee plantations.

This follows increased cases related to invasion of people’s coffee plantations and harvesting the ripe and unripe coffee cherries, the cases that have been raised by locals.

Mayor MMugarura said that all these ccould have been fueled by individuals who have refused to plant coffee even when the government gave out free seedlings to farmers.

Edward Tumuhimbise , a coffee grower in this village noted that farmers have been forced to guard their plantations all the time as away of protecting them from thieves.

According to Tumuhimbise, the suspects are thought to be those who do not work but have resorted to stealing for survival.