Kenya Tea Development Agency has been told to come clear and explain to farmers how it calculated this year’s second payment rates for bonuses. Nyeri Senator Ephraim Maina on Saturday said farmers have made a hue and cry about low bonuses, hence the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA), being a public body, should be answerable. The senator described the management of the tea sector as a matter of concern. But Maina told the media in Nyeri that the coffee sector faced a similar predicament before collapsing. “I would request the government to try and put some funding to the tea sector, which has not collapsed completely, to ensure it is saved from a total collapse like that witnessed in the coffee sector,” Maina said.

Source: The Star September 27, 2020 19:01 UTC