Tea Reforms News Today

Says it was satisfying to see fellow Kenyans go about their hustles.

Says government will ensure 100% compliance with the law when enforcing the Act

The agency will also pay Sh2.8 billion to the farmers for green leaf delivered to its managed factories in December.

The article didn't say illegal leadership changes happened last year in KTDA and KTDA-managed factories.

KTDA chairman David Ichoho is cited as stating that there were former managers who were against the ongoing tea reforms.

69 factories are currently in the middle of an annual ritual to declare second payment rates with boards of at least four having already approved better rates than last year's.

Tea sector lobby chair Irungu Nyakera said the reform agenda was driven by farmers and in five months.

Ten tea factories are formulating fresh management contracts with KTDA Management Services to comply with the government reforms.

Governor Hillary Barchok says tea from farmers’ cooperatives in the region was sold for Sh330 per kg.

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...