Sacco Review | The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
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Recent statistics for the 2024/2025 financial year reveal a glaring disparity in the annual bonus rates paid to tea farmers across Kenya’s key tea-growing regions. While farmers in the East of Rift Valley and Mt Kenya regions receive relatively higher bonuses ranging from Ksh26 to Ksh57 per kilogram of green leaf supplied, those in the…
Tea farmers in Bomet County have called for urgent reforms in the tea sector to address disparities in bonus payments and improve farmer welfare. During a tea farmers consultative meeting held in Mogogosiek in Konoin sub county, Bomet county, the growers voiced concern over wide differences in bonus payments across factories despite similar production levels…
Dissatisfied farmers affiliated with Iria-ini Tea Factory have lamented over low bonuses and alleged fund embezzlement by the factory’s management. The farmers suspect extravagant executive expenses and questionable procurement practices. They also complained that the factory is one of the lowest payers in the region, compensating farmers a mere Ksh38 for a kilogram of tea…
By Benedict Ngetich and Jackline Chepkorir. The new management of Stegro Savings and Credit Society has paid out Sh120 million accumulated tea bonus to farmers. The CEO, Mr Geoffrey Chepkwony said the payments were part of accumulated bonus by farmers who had not been paid by the previous management. Accompanied by the Chairman of the…
