ALSO READ: Tea farmers to get bounty in this year's bonus paymentsFarmers in Kiambu and Murang’a South region will get a share of Sh11.7 billion bonus. A director conversant with bonus payment revealed that the payment will be factored in next month’s payments. Farmers in Tharaka Nithi and Meru counties will receive Sh8.7 billion while those in Kisii and Nyamira region will pocket Sh6.9 billion. Growers affiliated to Mununga Tea Factory in Kirinyaga County will receive bonus payment at the rate of Sh61 per kilo, the highest countrywide. Small-scale tea farmers in Bomet County, however, expressed dissatisfaction with the bonus prices.

Source: Standard Digital September 15, 2017 06:45 UTC