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Chebut Tea Factory in Nandi has received a Ksh79.1 million government grant for modernisation. The funding will upgrade machinery, improve processing efficiency and enhance tea quality and value addition. Mutahi Kagwe urged farmers to maintain quality plucking standards and support efforts to develop specialty teas and new markets. Tea farmers in Nandi County have reason…
Kapsara Tea Factory has received a Ksh44.6 million government grant to upgrade processing machinery. The investment aims to improve tea quality, efficiency and value addition for farmers. The grant is part of a wider government programme to modernise tea factories across Kenya. The government has presented a Ksh 44.6 million grant to Kapsara Tea Factory…
Smallholder tea sales at the Mombasa Tea Auction fell to 128.6 million kg from 138.8 million kg a year earlier. Exporters blame the new Ksh 2.28 per kg tea levy for reducing demand from international buyers. TBK says the levy will fund tea price stabilisation, research and sector infrastructure. Smallholder tea factories sold 128,554,359kgs of…
Tea farmers in Kericho County have called for the immediate withdrawal of a newly introduced 0.8 per cent tea levy, saying the charge will deprive earnings further at a time when they are already grappling with poor returns and mounting production costs. Speaking during the 104th Ushirika Day celebrations held at Kericho Primary School, the…
Tea Board of Kenya (TBK) has issued a clarification addressing misinformation surrounding the newly introduced Tea Levy. TBK insists the levy is not responsible for unsold tea stocks in Mombasa, price fluctuations, or reduced global competitiveness. The board says no abnormal tea stockpile exists at the Mombasa auction. By Benedict Aoya The Tea Board of…
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…
The government is intensifying efforts to shift the tea industry from bulk exports of raw produce to higher‑value processed and branded products, even as political and legislative hurdles threaten to slow the pace of reform. Speaking at the China‑Africa Forum on Agritech and Industrial Cooperation in Nairobi, Tea Board of Kenya (TBK) Chief Executive Officer…
Panic has gripped Kenya’s tea sector following the implementation of a Sh2.28 per kilogram levy at the Mombasa Tea Auction, with farmers and factories warning of reduced bonuses and mounting unsold stock. Producers in the Mt Kenya region say the levy has disrupted the market, forcing buyers to shift to cheaper alternatives from Burundi, Rwanda,…
Tea farmers in Kirinyaga County have come out strongly against a proposed levy by the Tea Board of Kenya, describing it as punitive and ill‑timed. At an emergency meeting, growers warned that the new charge would worsen their already fragile economic situation and erode Kenya’s competitiveness in global markets. The protest was led by John…
The government has launched a Sh3.5 billion reform package for Kenya’s tea industry following an audit that exposed deep weaknesses in governance, financial management and operational efficiency across dozens of processing plants. The programme is designed to restore farmer confidence and raise earnings by modernizing 19 factories, lowering fertilizer costs and strengthening irrigation, with a…
