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Kenya’s purple tea has made a striking debut in France, where consumers, tea experts, and industry stakeholders have ranked it among premium beverages due to its rare antioxidant composition and limited supply. The entry into the Paris market marks a significant milestone for Kenya’s specialty tea industry, positioning the crop as a luxury product on…
The Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) has disbursed Sh12.1 million in compensation to 44 families in Gituagi Village, Nyeri County, whose homes and crops were destroyed when the Gura Hydro Canal collapsed during the recent long‑rain season. Speaking during the compensation announcement, Gura Hydro Power Project Chairman Wambugu Mukundi said the community had embraced the…
The National Assembly’s Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock has resumed fresh consideration of the Tea (Amendment) Bill, 2023, after Speaker Moses Wetang’ula directed a new review of the legislation following a conflict of interest complaint against a member of parliament. Wetang’ula’s ruling followed a complaint by Nyeri tea farmer Dr John Omanga, who questioned…
Kenya’s tea sector has suffered a sharp setback following Sudan’s trade ban, which led to a 69 percent collapse in exports during the first quarter of 2025, leaving the country at risk of losing 1.79 million kilograms of tea. The ban, triggered by the ongoing civil war in Sudan, has disrupted one of Kenya’s key…
The government has injected Kh3.5 billion to refurbish tea factories to meet international standards and also enable them to do value addition on tea for better prices at the tea auction center in Mombasa. Speaking at Olenguruone Tea Factory during the issuing of a corporation certificate to the factory to enable it operate autonomously as a…
The Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) has entered into a strategic partnership with the Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) to review and update its institutional policy framework, a move aimed at strengthening governance and competitiveness in the tea sector. The collaboration was formalized during a meeting at Majani Plaza in Nairobi…
The Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) has maintained the green leaf tea from Region Five which is made up of Kericho and Bomet at Ksh 23 per kilogram. In a statement released on Wednesday February 4, 2026, the agency resolved to maintain the current monthly rate after a meeting held by the factory boards. “After…
The government has outlawed the use of tea farmers’ funds as collateral for bank loans, a move officials say will shield farmers from financial exposure and curb profiteering within factory management. The directive forms part of the reforms targeting the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA), with Agriculture Principal Secretary Paul Ronoh saying the changes are…
The Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) has announced the launch of a competitive, merit-based recruitment process to appoint a new Group Chief Executive Officer. According to the Agency, so far the process has attracted 50 applicants, of whom five are internal candidates drawn from KTDA’s senior leadership, including serving Managing Directors and General Managers. The…
The Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) has assured more than 650,000 smallholder tea farmers that all factories under its management remain financially sound, dismissing social media reports suggesting otherwise as misleading and malicious. In a statement released Friday, the agency termed claims that some factories are borrowing to survive or facing auctioneer threats as “false…
