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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 farmers claim the said provisions will increase taxes and drive them out of business. “The provisions in...

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 conflicting indications, and whose impact will vary depending on the role played across the tea value ...

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 offer conflicting indications, and whose impact will vary depending on the role played across the t...

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 auction to improve transparency and boost earnings for farmers. Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Muny...