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State accused of interfering with management of tea firms

Farmers affiliated to Gathuthi Tea Factory in Nyeri, pick tea on a farm, on March 27, 2024. [File, Standard

The Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) Holdings board and its 54 affiliated factory companies have faulted the government, politicians and other officials for interfering with the management of smallholder tea factories.

In a joint press briefing in Nairobi, yesterday, KTDA Holdings and factory directors said the Ministry of Agriculture removed reserve tea prices without consulting them, leading to plummeting prices at the Mombasa Tea Auction.

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