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East African Tea Trade Association denied hand to set tea prices

Worker at tea estate (PHOTO: FILE)

NAIROBI, KENYA: Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) has rejected an application by East African Tea Trade Association (EATTA) to be allowed to set brokerage commission and warehouse prices.

According to the competition watchdog, this cannot be allowed since the setting of brokerage fees will only be beneficial to the brokers with no express benefits to consumers and tea producers.

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