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KTDA bags Murang'a tea firms' management deal after new talks

A tea farmer in Tetu, Nyeri. Tea farmers want the new government to fix the maximum guaranteed returns for tea crop at Sh 80 per kilo. [Kibata Kihu, Standard]

Murang'a tea factories have concluded negotiations on the management agreement contracts and selected Kenya Tea Development Agency Management Services (KTDA - MS) as their managing agent.

After two months of negotiations, 80 directors settled on KTDA MS after they agreed to follow the terms and conditions set in the draft agreement formulated by a consultant who collected views from the farmers.

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