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Tea farmers working in a tea plantation farm at Samoei village in Nandi County. [Photo by Peter Ochieng/Standard]
Local tea farmers are staring at reduced returns due to wrangles between two factories and their parent companies.
Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) Regional Manager Godana Guyo said tea from Rorok and Toror factories was performing poorly at the auction due to the wrangles.
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