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Reduced returns from tea auction worry farmers

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Agriculture and livestock development CS, Mutahi Kagwe. [File Courtesy]

Anxiety has gripped the East of the Rift amid fears of a reduced tea bonus, following the impact of the tea levy imposed at the value of the auction at Sh2.28 (0.8 per cent) per kilo of made tea.

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