President Uhuru Kenyatta has said the conflict of interest inside the Kenya Tea Development Agency has contributed to the problems facing tea farmers in the country. Addressing the nation on Tuesday from the Mombasa State House, Uhuru said the organisation has played a big role in tea farmers for a long time. The President's remarks come after 2019 recorded low dividends to tea farmers which caused uproar across the country. As a solution to the tea farmers' woes, the President directed the Competition Authority at the National Treasury to take decisive action to end the mess in the tea sector. In October 2019, KTDA dismissed claims that they are behind the lower second payments (popularly known as bonuses) to tea farmers for their produce in 2018/2019 as compared to the previous year.

Source: The Star January 14, 2020 10:07 UTC