Parliament probes rift in tea prices as farmers decry unfair bonus disparities

The Agriculture and Livestock Committee of Parliament sample tea grades during a visit of factories in the South Rift on November 18, 2025. [Courtesy]

The Agriculture and Livestock Committee of Parliament has launched inquiry into tea pricing following persistent complaints over disparities in bonus payments between tea factories.

The committee dispatched two delegations to the East and West of the Rift Valley regions to gather firsthand information and compare the factors driving the widening gap that has