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NAIROBI: The tea sector in Kenya has in the recent past faced numerous challenges. In 2014, the prices of tea hit an all-time low because of poor demand for the commodity on the international market.
The same year, over 4,000 tea farmers in Nandi County threatened to stop picking tea if the county government proceeded with plans to charge a new levy of Sh1 per kilo of tea as proposed in the Nandi County Finance bill 2014.
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