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Tea Farmers to hold fresh KTDA elections following government directive Shares Tea farmers will once again hold elections to select (Kenya Tea Development Agency) KTDA directors, following the nullification of the fraudulent election of KTDA factory directors in 2019, through the action of 3 tea farmers who took the matter to court. Following the signing of The Tea Bill into law by President Uhuru Kenyatta early this year, over 600,000 tea farmers in Kenya were reassured of radical policy and structural reforms to the tea sector. The new law now assures farmers of better returns through the p...

How geographical branding can lift Kenya’s tea industry Tuesday February 09 2021 By ROBERT KETER Summary The recent enactment of the Tea Bill into law came as a relief to farmers, some of whom had lost hope in the future of the industry. For the proponents of the Bill, it was certainly a win. But all is not lost for its opponents as there is still room to review and make amendments where necessary. The law has sparked discussions on many issues that had been put in the back burner — including the geographical brand of Kenya teas, price stabilisation, minimum price for green leaf, and mark...

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...

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THE STANDARD By Standard Team | December 25th 2020 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300 President Uhuru Kenyatta during the unveiling of the Presidential Declaration for the conservation of the iconic fig tree along Waiyaki Way in Nairobi County. [PSCU] It has been a difficult year and as the sun sets on 2020, it is easy to overlook the positives that have happened in the middle of one of the worst times in human history. But there have been silver linings in the dark cloud of a difficult year. One of the most notable positives has been the acceleration of digital payments system in the country. Although ...