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KRA system failure delays export of tea worth Sh2.9 billion

A tea warehouse in Mombasa. [File, Standard]

Tea traders at the Mombasa Tea Auction are counting losses after the collapse of the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) payment system, affecting the processing exports at Mombasa Port.

On Thursday, the traders said they had lost Sh2.9 billion ($23 million) in one week due to the delayed export of tea at the Port of Mombasa occasioned by the downtime of KRA payment systems.

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