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Women in tea sector: KTDA polls reveal gender gap in leadership

Nyansiongo Zone Director Monicah Orwochi interacts with tea farmers during her campaigns at Ribwago in Borabu, Nyamira County. [Sammy Omingo,Standard]

Women in the tea sector have a long way to go in clinching leadership positions after winning only 19 out of 324 directorship positions in the recent factory elections.

In the elections for management of factories under the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) held in late June after a directive by the Tea Board of Kenya (TBK), women appeared to have got the short end of the stick despite being major players in the smallholder sub-sector.

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