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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 today, it was viewed quite differently in 1776. Requiring citizens to quarter British soldiers in pri...

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 see the players miss out on lucrative overseas market. The firms said they are at a loss over how to...

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 country's 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 2020 compared to 619.5 million kilograms in the same period in 2019. Njagi said the decline in the vol...

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 the laws is heard and determined. “An injunction is hereby issued restraining the Ministry of Agric...

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. The High Court Monday temporarily suspended a new levy on tea sales, pending the determination of a ...