Tea farmers boycott plucking in push for separation of factories from KTDA

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Small-scale tea farmers in Bomet and Nakuru counties have engaged in protests and boycotts, primarily due to dissatisfaction with low bonus payments and demands for structural changes within the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA). In Bomet County, farmers supplying green leaf to the Kapkoros Tea Factory have ex.......

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