KTDA Directors Move to Reassure Farmers Over Reduced Bonuses

KTDA said total payouts to farmers nationwide reached Sh69 billion, the second highest in the agency’s history. - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke..

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Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) directors are reassuring farmers in the West of Rift region after disappointment over reduced bonus payments for the 2024–2025 financial year.

Total payouts to farmers nationwide reached Sh69 billion, the second highest in KTDA’s history, despite the decline.
Vice Chairman Omweno Mbasa attributed the lower earnings to a drop in global tea prices (from Sh389 to Sh309 per kilogram), a weaker U.S. dollar, and reduced green leaf production (down about 12 percent).
The government's withdrawal of the reserve price mechanism at the Mombasa Tea Auction and the Tea Act 2020, which banned direct overseas sales, also contributed to the challenges.

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