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THE STANDARD By Macharia Kamau | January 30th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300 Agriculture CS Peter Munya [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard] The implementation of the Tea Act, 2020 is facing more resistance after 50 tea factory companies were enjoined in a class action constitutional petition challenging sections of the law. The Agriculture ministry argues that implementing the reforms contained in the Act will result in more earnings for farmers. The High Court in Embu on Thursday admitted the 50 additional tea factory companies to be co-petitioners in the petition filed by Mungania Tea Factory Comp...
THE STANDARD By Wainaina Wambu | December 29th 2020 at 10:10:46 GMT +0300 Agriculture CS Peter Munya (PHOTO: Wilberforce Okwiri) It has been a busy year for Kenya’s tea sector, marked by the push for radical reforms. The landmark was last week’s signing into law of the Senate’s Tea Bill, 2018 by President Uhuru Kenyatta, a turning point for the industry. Tea is one of Kenya’s top three foreign exchange earners, contributing about four per cent of gross domestic product. But for the majority of farmers, especially the smallholders, there is nothing much to show for it. This has p...