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Meru tea factories get nod to control Sh25 million road kitty

Paul Ringera, the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) Director in charge of Meru zone

Seven tea factories in the county have won a major fight for the control of a Sh25 million road fund from the abolished ad varolem levy.

In a meeting with factory chairmen from the region, the county government conceded ground and allowed the factories to control the kitty, which is meant for road maintenance in tea catchment areas on the slopes of Mt Kenya and Nyambene Hills.

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