Tea farmers in Murang’a County narrate tribulations to senators

Tea farmers in a meeting convened by Senators at Gatura market, Murang'a County over challenges facing the tea farming sector. [Photo: Boniface Gikandi, Standard]

Tea farmers in Murang’a want the government to write off their loans, even as they recounted their suffering to senators.

The farmers told the Senate Ad hoc Committee on Tea how their interests have been ignored for decades, with factories paying them Sh15 a kilo of green leaf despite increased cost of production.