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Kagwe declares crackdown on green leaf tea hawking

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe. [File, Standard]

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has issued a firm directive to end tea hawking in the country, blaming the unregulated practice for compromising the quality of Kenyan tea and threatening its reputation on the global market.

Speaking during a meeting with stakeholders, Kagwe said tea factories found non-compliant with green leaf hawking regulations, under the Tea Act, 2020, risk being delicensed.
"The government will not sit back and watch the tea industry go to the dogs," he said.

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