Senators side with governors to block new tea regulations

A tea farmer affiliated to Gatunguru Tea Factory in Kangema, Muran'ga, on her tea farm. There is no fertilizer application during this short rains season after the K.T.D.A Agency suspended importation of the commodity early this year which was occasioned by the Covid 19 pandemic. [Kibata Kihu, Standard]

Legislators join governors in punching holes in regulations, saying they exclude counties despite agriculture being a devolved function.

Two Senate committees have rejected new tea sector regulations, dealing a blow to efforts by Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya to institute reforms in the industry.