Tea farmers against some clauses in the tea amendment bill

One of the tea farms in Mathioya, Murang'a. [Boniface Gikandi, Standard]

Directors in the tea sector are opposed to the content of the Tea Amendment Bill 2023, which calls for the reduction of factory board members from six to five, the introduction of the Direct Settlement System (DSS), among other major concerns.

Other concerns include the factories being forced to register with the East Africa Tea Trade Association (EATTA) to access the Mombasa Tea Auction, as presently the factories are registered with the KTDA Management Service (MS).