Farmers back senator’s bid to review law on sale of tea
Workers operate a tea picking machine in a privately owned tea plantation. Small-scale growers stand to earn more should a Bill sponsored by Bomet senator sail through.
Small-scale farmers in South Rift region have rallied behind a Bill that seeks to amend the Tea Act, 2020 to allow for direct access to the export market and tax exemptions on value-added products.
The Tea (Amendment Bill) 2023, which is currently before the Senate and is sponsored by Mr Hillary Sigei (Bomet, UDA) seeks to address modalities of payment for over 600,000 small-scale growers who supply their produce to 69 Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) managed factories across the country.
