Tea sector: Senate now petitions Uhuru

Tea farmers picking tea at a plantation.

The Senate has o­fficially petitioned President Uhuru Kenyatta to form a commission of inquiry that will address all issues meant to streamline the tea sector, Nyeri Senator Ephraim Maina has said.

The move is part of the efforts by various leaders and interest groups to capture the attention of the president to act on the sector whose revenue has been slowed by various factors, to the detriment of farmers.