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Stop playing politics with tea industry, KTDA warns critics

By Boniface Gikandi | 7mos ago

KTDA MD Collins Bett, Chairman Chege Kirundi and board member and Gatundu South MP Gabriel Kangombe before the  National Assembly Committee on Agriculture and Livestock at Bunge Towers, Nairobi, on November 26, 2025. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

The Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) leadership has told critics to stop politicising the industry and instead seek advice from knowledgeable persons.

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