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Tea bonus disparities leave Murang’a farmers seeking answers

Sacco ReviewOctober 9, 202606 mins

Murang’a tea farmers are demanding answers over unexplained bonus payment disparities. Farmers are questioning why some factories pay significantly more than others in the same region. Calls for accountability have sparked debate over who should address the widening payment gap. Farmers in Murang’a are demanding answers over disparities in tea bonus payments, saying explanations from…

Tea factories declare lower bonuses for 2025/2026 season

Sacco ReviewSeptember 30, 202603 mins

Tea factories declare lower bonuses for the 2025/2026 season Farmer payouts vary widely across factories Some factories announce bonuses of less than Ksh 20 per kilo Tea farmers are set to receive a low bonus in the month following the declaration of the much awaited payment for the 2025/2026 year. The payment reflects a reduction…

Smallholder tea earnings slip to Sh919m at auction

Sacco ReviewSeptember 30, 202604 mins

Smallholder tea earnings fall despite firm auction prices Githongo factory records the week’s highest tea price Kenya’s tea sales remain ahead of regional competitors in value Githongo factory posted the best price of the week at the Mombasa Tea Auction, selling its tea at Ksh 477.30 ($3.70) a kilo. Even so, smallholder factories as a…

Tea farmers await KTDA second bonus payment for 2025/26

Sacco ReviewSeptember 23, 202607 mins

Factory directors are set to review the year’s tea earnings before announcing the payout Farmers are bracing for a bonus shaped by market disruptions and rising costs Last year’s top-paying factories set a benchmark that growers will be watching closely The tea farmers expect their directors to declare bonus payments for the year 2025/2026, after…

Tea smallholders earn Sh914m at Mombasa auction

Sacco ReviewSeptember 19, 202603 mins

KTDA tea factories secure strong returns at the Mombasa auction Farmers benefit as tea prices remain firm amid reduced volumes Fertiliser availability raises hopes for improved production next year Tea smallholders under the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) earned Ksh 914,424,196.14 at the Mombasa auction this week. The factories sold 2,596,542 kg of tea at…

BDO India, EACREEE win AfDB deal for KTDA energy study

Sacco ReviewSeptember 2, 202604 mins

AfDB awards a clean energy feasibility study contract for KTDA facilities. The six month study will assess viable renewable energy options. BDO India and EACREEE won the contract through competitive bidding. The African Development Bank (AfDB) has awarded a consultancy contract to BDO India Services Private Limited, working in consortium with the East Africa Centre…

Smallholder tea farmers net Ksh 906 million at auction

Sacco ReviewAugust 28, 2026August 28, 202603 mins

Smallholder tea factories earned Ksh 906.8 million at the Mombasa auction. Githongo Tea Factory topped prices at Ksh 670.8 per kg. East of Rift teas outperformed West of Rift offerings. Smallholder tea factories earned Ksh 906,842,793.90 last week after auctioning 2,537,830 kg of made tea through the Mombasa Tea Auction. Githongo Tea Factory in Meru…

KTDA dismisses claims tying factory loans to bonuses

Sacco ReviewAugust 25, 2026August 25, 202604 mins

KTDA chairman Enos Njeru rejects claims that factory loans are used to finance farmer bonuses. He says borrowing varies by factory and can fund machinery, operations and expansion. Njeru also called for patience as the DCI investigates the Ksh322 million fertiliser transaction. Tea factories that borrow money are not necessarily taking loans to finance bonuses…

Tea farmers defy national strike as they proceed with daily chores

Sacco ReviewAugust 24, 202605 mins

Mt Kenya tea farmers continue plucking despite planned strike Farmers demand clarity on factory loans and sector finances KTDA says factories reported normal tea harvesting operations Tea farmers in the Mt Kenya region proceeded with plucking their green leaf, ignoring the planned countrywide presentation of a petition castigating unexplained loans. The farmers said the matter…

CS Kagwe orders tea factories to reject poor quality leaf

Sacco ReviewAugust 14, 202606 mins

Agriculture CS Mutahi Kagwe has ordered tea factories to reject poor quality green leaf that does not meet the two leaves and a bud standard. The government has allocated Ksh 7.1 billion to modernise tea factories, with Ksh 44.6 million going to Kapsara Tea Factory for a new withering plant. Kagwe said improving leaf quality,…