From left- Kenya Tea Development Agency chairman Peter Kanyago, chairman of finance and strategy committee Jeffither Nyaga and managing director Lerionka Tiampati. Tea farmers are hoping to earn more this year following a rebound of prices at the Mombasa auction due to declining production. FILE PHOTO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Majority of farmers in Bomet and Kericho will be paid between Sh12 and Sh14.25 with one factory, Momul, announcing that it will pay at the rate of Sh15.85, the lowest in recent years.
Tea farmers will earn as low as eight shilling per kilo annual bonus, despite missing on half year pay, marking one of the darkest years in the sector’s history.
The more than 560,000 farmers who sell their tea through the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) will earn the lowest bonus in four years.
