What is not lost is the conversation about reforms that he started in the agriculture sector, with analysts lauding his efforts. For tea, agriculture experts and stakeholders have in the past questioned why the government used an arms-length approach. The reforms also allowed individual tea factories to sell their produce at the tea auction, outlawing direct sales overseas. The council claimed it was not involved in the drafting of the tea regulations, yet agriculture is a devolved function under the 2010 Constitution. Prior to the reforms, farmers in some parts of the country had uprooted the crop due to its poor return on investment.

Source: Standard Digital December 28, 2020 21:04 UTC