He said: 'Just as Mr Gachagua uses electoral support to get benefits for many stakeholders from President William Ruto's government, it is the same way brokers use harvests to get benefits'.
He adds: 'Ask him if he is registered as an official political broker... It's about a common understanding that there is a window of opportunity in the value chain and we exploit it to make money on a willing buyer, willing seller arrangement.'
Mr Wairimu says brokers create jobs for transporters, casual labourers hired to harvest, grade, pack and load, and help unskilled youths in the market earn a living by managing parking areas, providing security and helping with sales.
But former Murang'a governor Mwangi wa Iria accuses brokers of distorting everything in the value chain to the point where they own the prices.
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