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Directors wrangles to cost tea farmers Sh560m in lawyers bills

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Smallholder farmers tea farmers in Nyeri. [Kibata Kihu, Standard]

Tea stakeholders from 34 factories in Mt Kenya have warned Kenya Tea Development Agency against paying Sh560 million to 14 law firms, following the recommendation of the mediation process brokered by the Tea Board of Kenya.

The 104 tea factory directors claim the regulator was skewed towards supporting opponents of the tea reforms through untimely calling for elections.

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