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Tea growers: Wage hike will kill sector Kenya

Kenya’s tea sector will go into critical condition if the Government does not offer it more support, the Kenya Tea Growers Association (KTGA) has said.

KTGA, which is locked in a wage dispute with union workers, said if a court ruling that increases pickers’ pay by 30 per cent is allowed to stand, tea growing will become too expensive for farmers.

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