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Mr Munya took issue with KTDA who have obtained court orders stopping the CS from making changes in its business undertakings.

The CS stressed that the government will not relent until it roots out cartels in the agency who for a long time have exploited poor farmers.

Munya claimed some reforms in the agricultural sector have stalled due to orders issued by courts.

KENYA CROP FIGURES

The wood fuel program is a project to ensure all tea factories have commercially and environmentally sustainable sources of firewood.

The ministry of agriculture has proposed new regulations in the sector, among them that all Kenyan tea must be sold in a centralized auction in Mombasa to ward off direct sales to buyers usually agreed by the Kenya Tea Development Agency and buyers.

1.448 billion kgs produced for year ended June 30 In Summary •Total production for the year ended June 30 was 1.448 billion kilograms compared to 1.127 billion kilograms the previous year. •KTDA attributed the increase to continued favourable weather across tea-growing regions and improved crop husbandry practices among tea farmers.

In Summary •This week’s price jump comes after 16 weeks of trading below the two-dollar mark, where prices averaged between $1.73 and $1.94 a kilo. •The rebound is a relief to tea farmers whose final earnings are tied to the price.

KTDA Submits To DCI Probe As Accountability Calls Mount

More than 3,000 smallholder tea farmers from Kericho, Bomet, Nandi and Nakuru counties who had diverted their green leaf supply to competitor factories have returned to KTDA-managed tea factories citing better returns and services.

Governors reject new tea regulations

Summary • Hundreds of farmers stormed Kipchabo tea factory on Saturday, broke into the warehouse and made away with tea of unknown value. • Five protesters were arrested on Friday over the burning of a lorry transporting green tea. • The agency sells fertiliser to its members at about Sh1,990 per 50kg bag.