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Tea farmers earn Sh648 million from weekly auction

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A tea warehouse in Mombasa that Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua toured on September 7, 2024 after addressing tea factory directors. [Boniface Gikandi, Standard]

Tea sector earned Sh648.4 million from the sale of 1,755,042 kgs of tea at the Mombasa auction market.

In the last week's market, 69 factories participated generating Sh648.4 million after the buyers were interested in Kenya's product .

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