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Bryan County News Americana Corner: The Bill of Rights: The Third Amendment The Third Amendment: No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law. This little-known amendment centered on a very important matter to our Founding Fathers, that of the people being forced against their will to house and feed soldiers and bear the costs. While this matter may seem trivial to us t...

KTDA, multinationals get 2-month window to end direct tea sales Thursday January 21 2021 By GERALD ANDAE Summary The Ministry of Agriculture has given multinational companies and the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) a two-month window to close direct sales of tea amid a court case that has temporarily stopped the implementation of the new Tea Act. The ban on direct tea sale, brought about by the enactment of the Tea Act that requires all teas to be sold exclusively through the auction, will ...

2021-01-18 15:35:49 GMT2021-01-18 23:35:49(Beijing Time) Xinhua English NAIROBI, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) said Monday the countrys tea prices have declined for the third year in a row due to global supply surplus above the market demand. Alfred Njagi, KTDA Management Services managing director said the volume of green leaf produced by its smallholder tea farmers dropped slightly by 0.7 percent to 615 million kilograms in the first six months to December 202...

THE STANDARD KENYA Tea farmers stage a protest at Uhuru Park in Nairobi in December 17, 2020. [Boniface Okendo, Standard] Multinational tea companies have won the first round of their battle to stop the introduction of levies on their produce after the High Court suspended some sections of the Tea Act. Justice Anthony Mrima stopped the government from implementing Sections 36, 48 and 53 of the recently enacted Tea Act 2020 until the petition filed by Kenya Tea Growers Association challenging th...

Court suspends new tea levy Tuesday January 19 2021 By SAM KIPLAGAT Summary The High Court Monday temporarily suspended a new levy on tea sales, pending the determination of a case filed by 15 tea companies. Justice Anthony Mrima also suspended sections of the Tea Act, which compels processors and manufacturers of tea to offer their produce for auction, save for orthodox and specialty teas. The law, which came into effect on January 11, says all teas should be offered at the tea auction floor. ...

FARMKENYA INITIATIVE Tea farmers have challenged the recently passed Tea Act. The Kenya Tea Growers Association filed an urgent petition at the High Court challenging Sections 36, 48 and 53 of the Tea Act 2020 on grounds that they were illegally inserted by Parliament without considering the plight of tea farmers. Through lawyer Fred Ojiambo, the association wants the three sections declared unconstitutional, illegal, null and void, and that they be expunged from the Act. READ MORE The farmer...

The Tea Act, 2020 easily ranks as a major achievement of the sector, especially the farmer who expects to grow earnings when the reforms kick in in the near future.

FARMKENYA INITIATIVE A tea farmer affiliated to Gathuthi Tea Factory after delivering his produce at Ndugamano tea collection Center. [Kibata Kihu, Standard] The Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) has raised concerns on some provisions of the new Tea Act 2020. This is even as KTDA acknowledged that the new law opened a new chapter for the development of the tea sub-sector and proved beneficial to the smallholder tea farmer. “However, like most novelties, it contains provisions that offer co...

THE STANDARD BUSINESS NEWS A tea farmer affiliated to Gathuthi Tea Factory after delivering his produce at Ndugamano Tea Buying Collection Center (PHOTO:Kibata Kihu) The Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) has raised concerns on some provisions of the new Tea Act 2020. This is even as KTDA acknowledged that the new law opened a new chapter for the development of the tea sub-sector and proved beneficial to the smallholder tea farmer. “However, like most novelties, it contains provisions that...

THE STANDARD By Macharia Kamau | January 8th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300   Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperatives Cabinet Secretary Hon Peter Munya. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard] The Ministry of Agriculture has given the tea sector a month to get ready to start selling all local produce at the Mombasa auction as it starts implementing the Tea Act, 2020. The Act that was enacted last month requires all Kenyan tea meant for export, except for speciality teas, to be sold at the auct...