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September 30, 2025
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Govt Announces New Measures After Tea Farmers' Bonuses Drop

Govt Announces New Measures After Tea Farmers' Bonuses Drop

KTDA attributed the sharp decline to a combination of global market shocks and a weakened exchange rate...

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The Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) has announced new measures to stabilize farmer earnings following widespread outrage over reduced bonuses in 2025. The decline is attributed to global market shocks and a weakened exchange rate, with the Kenyan shilling averaging KShs 129 to the US dollar in 2025, down from KShs 144 in 2024.

  • KTDA plans to expand the production of orthodox teas, which fetch higher prices, and promote value addition by reducing packaging costs and targeting new markets like China.
  • Farmers in regions west of the Rift Valley were particularly hard hit, with those in Nyamira earning Ksh266 per kilo, down from Ksh372 in 2024.
  • The agency emphasized that differences in payment between eastern and western regions are due to tea quality, market dynamics, and operational costs, warning against politicizing the issue.

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