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Agriculture and Livestock Development CS Mithika Linturi has directed the Tea Board of Kenya (TBK) to work with directors and other stakeholders to explore alternative dispute resolution mechanisms in order to resolve outstanding issues and pave the way for the implementation of the provisions of the Tea Act 2020.

GOOD DEMAND AT EASIER RATES BP1 : East KTDA easier 10/24 cts, West KTDA easier 6/10 cts, Nandi irregularly dearer 3/12 cts to easier 7/14 cts, Limuru easier 10/20 cts, Kericho easier 8/18 cts, Uganda dearer 2/4 cts to easier 7/12 cts. PF1 : East KTDA easier 5/12 cts, West KTDA easier 2/6 cts, Nandi firm to 4 cts dearer, Limuru dearer 2/6 cts, Kericho easier 5/20 cts, Uganda easier 4/12 cts with selected better types dearer 2/6 cts.

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A woman drinking tea on December 8. State actors say the recent move to transform the commercial contexts of Ugandan tea dovetail with President Museveni’s value-addition pet project. What you need to know: • Experts say tea is not earning the country enough foreign exchange due to absence of an enabling policy.

The Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) will commence a scheme of paying full annual NHIF cover for its members which will then be deducted from the end of year bonus.

The Tea Board of Kenya (TBK) has deferred the elections for factory directors to 2024. The postponement is likely to widen the rift between the directors and those who were edged out after Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya’s reforms. TBK representative for East of Rift Valley, a region that covers Mt Kenya counties, Mwangi Kirigwi, said the move will give directors time to implement reforms initiated by former President Uhuru Kenyatta’s administration.

• Tea farmers have urged stakeholders to improve the local market before pressuring the government to expand the international market. • The farmers commended the National government's efforts in strengthening the agriculture sector and market expansion both in the country and abroad.

GOOD DEMAND AT IRREGULAR RATES BP1 : East KTDA irregularly easier 5/25 cts to dearer 5/20 cts, West KTDA mostly firm to dearer 2/18 cts, Nandi opened easier 15 cts but were dearer 10/30 cts as the sale progressed, Limuru and Kericho easier 10/40 cts with a few lots dearer 5/15 cts and withdrawals , Uganda irregularly easier 2/6 cts to dearer 2/10 cts.

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They faulted the government for not considering the research on soil and environment, before taking fertilisers to different places for sale citing that soil sampling is done after every three years, and the government does not consider the status of some farms before selling the same fertilisers to all farmers.