Murang’a Governor Mwangi Wa Iria has announced that he will be withdrawing a suit he has filed against the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA). This follows President Uhuru Kenyatta’s intervention in an announcement on Tuesday during his State of the Nation Address in Mombasa. Mr Wa Iria said all his concerns in the petition have been addressed by the head of State. INDEPENDENT AUDITThis prompted Governor Wa Iria to seek for an independent audit of KTDA accounts. In his address on Tuesday, President Kenyatta said the conflict of interest in KTDA has contributed to the problems facing tea farmers in the country.

Source: Daily Nation January 14, 2020 11:48 UTC