TEA NEWS

The AG wants to have KTDA, its agent and the officers punished by being committed to jail for six months for allegedly ignoring a court order temporarily stopping nominations and elections for tea factory directors.

While KTDA had been included as an interested party in the EATTA case which stopped the implementation of the regulations gazetted by Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya, EATTA had, in a strange twist, withdrawn its petition against KTDA – meaning that KTDA would not be party to any orders issued by the High Court.

GOOD DEMAND AT MOSTLY STEADY TO EASIER RATES

Debate on the Bill, which passed the Second Reading Tuesday, was concluded at 11pm and will have to now go through the Third Reading where it is only scrutinised for clarity.

On Tuesday evening, Laikipia Woman Rep Catherine Waruguru accused KTDA of squandering farmers’ money with unending court cases.

The farmers are wary that the Bill gives too much leeway to the Agriculture CS to appoint those who will steer the board, which will be the key regulator of the sector in the proposed reforms.

On Friday, Bomet County unveiled tea tourism product, paving the way for packaged tea tours across tea growing areas in the country.

SELECTIVE DEMAND

good demand South Indian Tea Market Report Week: 47

GOOD DEMAND CLOSELY FOLLOWING QUALITY

Munya called on the Senators to ensure the regulations are passed once they are brought to the floor of the house on Tuesday next week.