“Although we get regular payments, tea farmers have had a raw deal for decades. Mbiriri once had a role as a chairman of the credit committee of the local tea farmers sacco. UtilityTea reforms timeline2000: Government exits the smallholder tea subsector putting the Kenya Tea Development Authority (KTDA) under farmers hands. 2021: Farmers start holding special general meetings at 69 smallholder tea factories2000: Government exits the smallholder tea subsector putting the Kenya Tea Development Authority (KTDA) under farmers hands. 2021: President Uhuru Kenyatta in an executive order directs fastracking of tea sector reforms and orders forensic audit at KTDA and tea auction.

Source: Standard Digital April 24, 2021 16:30 UTC