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Tea directors oppose crop sale at Mombasa auction

Agriculture CS Peter Munya (PHOTO: FILE)

MERU, KENYA: Tea directors in Meru and Tharaka Nithi’s factories are opposed to the proposal seeking to sell their crop at the Mombasa auction.

The factories are said to have entered into agreements with overseas buyers that buy their produce at a higher price as compared to what the tea auction is to offer.

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