MPs vow to review tax policy on tea to encourage value addition

A tea farmer on her farm at Githarara Village in Tetu, Nyeri, on April 13, 2021. [Kibata Kihu, Standard]

Members of Parliament from tea-growing regions have vowed to review some policies implemented by President Uhuru Kenyatta's regime, which they claim led to the commodity being overtaxed.

The 13 lawmakers led by Githunguri MP Gathoni Wamuchomba said tea attracts 42 taxes and levies charged by the national and county governments.