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Debate on the Bill, which passed the Second Reading Tuesday, was concluded at 11pm and will have to now go through the Third Reading where it is only scrutinised for clarity.

On Tuesday evening, Laikipia Woman Rep Catherine Waruguru accused KTDA of squandering farmers’ money with unending court cases.

The farmers are wary that the Bill gives too much leeway to the Agriculture CS to appoint those who will steer the board, which will be the key regulator of the sector in the proposed reforms.

On Friday, Bomet County unveiled tea tourism product, paving the way for packaged tea tours across tea growing areas in the country.

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Munya called on the Senators to ensure the regulations are passed once they are brought to the floor of the house on Tuesday next week.

•In reaching the conclusion, the committees said that they considered the Regulations at length and received submissions from various stakeholders who made both written and oral submissions. •Some of the stakeholders the committees engaged included farmers from Nandi, Bomet, Kericho and Murang’a Counties; the Kenya Tea Development Agency and its subsidiary companies and their representatives; East African To Trade Association; and the Council of County Governors.

• KTDA Managing Director Alfred Njagi attributed the increase in green leaf production to favourable weather conditions in the tea growing areas. • This is the highest production ever recorded within a period of four months in KTDA’s history.

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