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Multinationals challenge parts of the new tea law

Tea

Farmers pick tea at Gichiche village in Nyeri County on November 11, 2019. 

Photo credit: File | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • The multi-nationals under the Kenya Tea Growers Association, argue that Sections 36, 48, and 53 of the law, were enacted in a manner inconsistent with the Constitution.
  • Tea Act 2020, they said, was enacted despite their filing a petition to the Senate and the National Assembly, seeking changes to some provisions of the Bill.

Fifteen large-scale tea growers have challenged sections of the recently enacted tea law, saying it’s discriminatory and will cause them losses.

In a petition filed under a certificate of urgency, the multi-nationals under the Kenya Tea Growers Association, argue that Sections 36, 48, and 53 of the law, were enacted in a manner inconsistent with the Constitution.