By IRENE MUGO More by this AuthorThe Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) has rejected an eight-member team recently gazetted by Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya to oversee the implementation of the tea regulations, 2020. AdvertisementIn addition, KTDA says the roles assigned to the team are a mandate of the tea agency. Following outcry from small-scale tea farmers, President Uhuru Kenyatta had ordered CS Munya to oversee radical policy and structural reforms in the tea industry that will see tea farmers earn more from their produce. Other members are former Tea Board director David Chomba Gachoki, Catherine Nyamboke Mogeni who hails from a family of large-scale tea farmers and Wanja Michuki, daughter of late former Minister John Michuki. STRENGTHEN VALUE CHAINThe team is to receive and review written submissions from tea stakeholders on key regulatory and policy issues relevant to strengthening the entire value chain.

Source: Daily Nation July 06, 2020 07:40 UTC