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Agnes Gesora plucks tea at a farm in Bobaracho, Nyaribari Chache, in Kisii County. [Sammy Omingo, Standard]

Smallholder tea farmers are set to get increased bonuses for their output this year due to improved prices.

Various factories across the country that are managed by Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) have declared higher bonus payments, in part helped by a favourable foreign exchange rate as the shilling has significantly weakened against the dollar this year.

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