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India has pulled down the global black tea production in calendar 2020. “According to our compilation of the official data received from various countries

Nandi County has suffered a blow after a court quashed sections of the Finance Act 2019 that stops the devolved unit from collecting land rates and levy on tea that is plucked using machines.

Most sectors in Kenya registered a slump in their earnings in 2020, due to the effects of covid19.

Low prices and depressed demand impact Kenya’s tea sector - Limuru Tea issues profit warning - Despite Pandemic, Kenya’s Tea Export Earnings Jump 15% to KSh 130 Billion in 2020

•There was increased interest from Pakistan Packers Egyptian Packers and Bazaar. •Pakistan takes up 38 per cent of Kenya's tea exports.

- A court has suspended 14 sections of the Tea Act, 2020. • The law will allow the government to audit KTDA and its affiliate companies to establish how farmers' money is used. • Kenya Tea Sector Lobby chairperson Irungu Nyakera on Sunday said KTDA seeks to delay implementation of reforms through court cases.

A worker’s union has lost a 10-year fight to prevent multinational Unilever from using tea plucking machines.The High Court on Thursday ruled that the tea firm is within its rights to adopt new technologies in its operations.

More than 50 tea factories from central Kenya have opposed an application by Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) to join a case challenging sections of the Tea Act

Agricultural firm Sasini Plc reduced its workforce by 1,364 in the year ended September, marking one of the largest job cuts by a Kenyan listed company during the Covid-19 pandemic era.

The Employment and Labour Relations court has ordered a tea factory in Kisii to pay a casual worker Sh3.2 million for injuries suffered following an accident within its premises seven years ago.

Farmers allied to the Makomboki tea factory in Murang’a County are accusing Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) of opposing implementation of Tea Act 2020.

Thousands of tea pickers are likely to lose their jobs after the High Court cleared a tea company's move to mechanise tea picking.