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Lesotho to buy Kenyan tea

Workers of Kiiru tea Plantation in Limuru pluck tea leaves in the farm. Tea Directorate monthly report shows earnings dipped from Sh40 billion in the previous season to Sh30 billion in the review period, pointing to low final earnings for farmers in the current financial year. Tea prices have been at the bottom since the beginning of the year due to high production. [Phillip Orwa,

Lesotho could start buying Kenyan tea directly from local tea factories, Lesotho’s Minister for Agriculture Simon Litsane has said.

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