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Agriculture CS says the State will ensure tea farmers get their fair share of the crop and do away with middlemen who have infiltrated the sector.

FARMKENYA INITIATIVE The much anticipated elections under the Tea Act, 2020, take place this Saturday at  Chinga Tea Factory. Reformists championing the Tea Act, 2020, believe the elections at the factory will mark a turning point in the journey to revolutionise the sub-sector. Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) chairman Peter Kanyago has been a director at Chinga Tea Factory where he has been representing Mumbu-ini West since the late 1990s. READ MORE In the 2,000 transition elections, he became the KTDA director representing Nyeri zone and 10 years later succeeded his Meru counterpart S...

Firms freeze jobs growth plans on Covid slowdown Summary A majority of Kenyan firms do not expect to increase their number of employees this year, citing ongoing economic hardship due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The survey found that 32 per cent of the polled non-bank private sector firms were either expecting an increase or strong increase in employment levels this year compared to 2019, while 46 per cent forecast employment levels to remain the same. Wednesday April 07 2021 By CHARLES MWANIKI Summary A majority of Kenyan firms do not expect to increase their number of employees this year, cit...

THE STANDARD FINANCIAL STANDARD Farmers plant saplings in a rice field on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, July 5, 2019. [REUTERS/Amit Dave] RELATED VIDEOS Share this story More money should go to education and health The last 12 months have truly been miserable, thanks to Covid-19. No one foresaw the kind of damage this disease would cause. Virus showed State neglect of special needs schools Disabled children were left out of online lessons which lacked the special aspects that make learning easy for them. MOST READ

THE STANDARD FINANCIAL STANDARD Farmers plant saplings in a rice field on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, July 5, 2019. [REUTERS/Amit Dave] RELATED VIDEOS Share this story More money should go to education and health The last 12 months have truly been miserable, thanks to Covid-19. No one foresaw the kind of damage this disease would cause. Virus showed State neglect of special needs schools Disabled children were left out of online lessons which lacked the special aspects that make learning easy for them. MOST READ