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The High Court in Nairobi has dismissed an application by small-scale tea farmers challenging alleged discriminatory tea bonus payments for the 2024/2025 financial year, ruling that the matter had been overtaken by events. In a ruling delivered at the Milimani Law Courts on January 27, Justice Roselyne Aburili found that the bonuses in dispute had…
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…
Tea farmers under the Kapkoros Tea Factory Group of Companies are demanding the immediate dissolution of the board of directors, accusing it of prolonged mismanagement that they say has eroded their earnings and destabilized their livelihoods. The group comprises Kapkoros, Motigo, Tirgaga and Olenguruone tea factories. Led by farmer representative Alice Koros, the growers said…
Tea farmers in Kisii County have been urged to embrace modern agricultural practices to improve crop yields and strengthen their household incomes. Zone 11 Tea Farmers Chairman Ombasa Omweno said the adoption of certified tea seeds and proper farm management techniques is essential for farmers seeking better returns from their labour. Speaking to farmers in…
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…
Tea growers in the east of the rift are protesting against a proposal on the standardization of the tea bonus, calling on the stakeholders to enforce plucking of quality green leaf. In their Annual General Meetings, the farmers across the counties said the Tea Board of Kenya (TBK) should ensure all the players are involved…
Small-scale tea farmers from Bomet County are threatening to stop supplying green leaf to the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA), accusing the agency of economic exploitation and poor returns that have left them struggling to survive. Led by Ndaraweta Parish Priest Father Ambrose Kimutai, the farmers have given the government one month to intervene and…
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…
Leaders from the South- Rift Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) Zone are set to convene on Monday, October 13, for a high-level meeting at Mogogosiek in Bomet County aimed at developing actionable strategies to revitalize the tea sector and enhance farmer earnings. Organized under the #MesendetMovement, the much-anticipated forum is expected to attract directors and…
