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Court suspended Uhuru's orders on tea elections

President Uhuru Kenyatta. [Courtesy]

An executive order directing the Kenya Tea Development Agency Holdings Limited (KTDA) to conduct elections for its directors in 54 factories has been suspended by the court.

The suspension order that is to be in force until when the court hands its final verdict is to give room to KTDA and the national government enough time to legally battle on who should take control of the sector that has 620,000 registered small scale tea growers in Kenya.

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