Tea growers in Embu and Nyeri welcome higher green leaf payments as KTDA-managed factories implement a long-awaited review.
TBK has moved to stop brokers from routing tea sale proceeds through management agents, tightening oversight of KTDA factory payments.
KTDA names Eng. Francis Miano acting CEO as leadership transition coincides with sweeping governance reforms in Kenya’s tea sector.
Kenya bars use of tea farmers’ funds as loan collateral as government tightens oversight of KTDA operations.
The agency says factories remain solvent, payments to farmers are uninterrupted, and reports of financial distress are inaccurate.