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Kenya moves to put its tea on the London Marathon table in multimillion dollar UK deal

Sacco ReviewApril 30, 202603 mins

The agriculture and livestock development Cabinet Secretary (CS) Mutahi Kagwe has held high level talks with a leading United Kingdom (UK) based tea distributor, exploring bold new ways to market Kenyan tea to the world, including serving it to athletes at the prestigious London Marathon. Kagwe met with Nadeem Ahmed, Chairman of Global Tea and…

All privatised sugar mills to return to government after lease term lapses

Sacco ReviewDecember 4, 202504 mins

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary (CS) Mutahi Kagwe has asserted that all investments made by private millers in the four state-owned sugar factories will automatically revert to the government at the expiry of the 30-year lease term. Speaking in Parliament on Wednesday, CS Kagwe said that private leasing imposes strict performance obligations on the private millers, and they are expected to…

Gov’t to redouble tea farmers earnings in 2027

Sacco ReviewDecember 4, 202505 mins

The government has announced a reform programme in the tea sector aimed at stabilising prices, improving quality and doubling tea farmers’ earnings to Ksh.100 per kilogramme of green leaf by 2027. Speaking when he appeared before the National Assembly on Wednesday, Agriculture Cabinet Secretary (CS) Mutahi Kagwe intimated that tea farmers receive payments through a two-tier payment model; a monthly initial payment and…