Tea Plucking boycot

Hundreds of tea growers have boycotted plucking their green leaf as they called for the implementation of the regulations backed by the government.

In a spot check across the country, hundreds of the growers have deserted their farms, with only a few plucking their green leaf saying tea has been their business for decades. 

Business as usual at Maire buying centre in Kigumo

 In Murang’a, Nyeri and Kirinyaga counties, The Mountain Journal learned hundreds of the growers were not in their farms as they joined in the countrywide strike.

As the boycott started Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) operations remained uninterrupted as the factories and buying centres are operational. More to follow.