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Moses Mwangi, a tea farmer at his farm in Tetu, Nyeri County. (File, Standard)
The National Assembly will debate two clashing Bills seeking to reorganise the tea industry. One Bill seeks to have Tea Board of Kenya (TBK) as the utmost regulator of the industry, while the other sponsored by Kericho Senator Aron Cheruiyot is pushing for a similar job done by a new Kenya Tea Development Authority (KTDA).
They, however, agree on the taking away of the role of tea regulation from Agriculture and Food Authority so that the industry can be reorganised.
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