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Tea Amendment Bill 2023

2026-06-092026-06-15
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  1. June 2026

  2. The Standard

    … Subscribe to our newsletterHe echoed Kirinyaga Senator Kamau Murango's sentiments that the tea levy was an illegal entity, which was implemented before the regulation was passed in parliament.“The Tea Amendment Bill 2023 was declared null and void by Speaker Moses Wetangula on Ma …

    More stocks of unsold teas are back in the warehouses over the levy

  3. The Standard

    … Murango said the Tea Amendment Bill 2023 was declared null and void by Speaker Moses Wetangula on May 26, via a communication, following the discovery of faults caused by Gatundu South MP Gabriel Kagombe for failing to declare interests.“With the taxation of 0.8 per cent of Kenya …

    Reduced returns from tea auction worry farmers
Agriculture & Land

Tea warehouses hold 10.5 million kg unsold since levy introduction

The News

Mombasa tea warehouses are holding 10,554,071 kilogrammes of made tea since the introduction of a Sh 2.28 per kilo levy for export, with east-of-rift factories accumulating 9,142,657 kgs and west-of-rift factories 1,141,414 kgs in the last five auctions between May 1 and June 2. Tea farmers have called on the Agriculture Cabinet Secretary to address the levy, citing concerns about industry collapse and a shift in buyer preference to teas from Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Burundi.

11 June 2026 · The Standard →

Thursday 11 June

  1. Tea warehouses hold 10.5 million kg unsold since levy introduction

    Mombasa tea warehouses are holding 10,554,071 kilogrammes of made tea since the introduction of a Sh 2.28 per kilo levy for export, with east-of-rift factories accumulating 9,142,657 kgs and west-of-rift factories 1,141,414 kgs in the last five auctions between May 1 and June 2. Tea farmers have called on the Agriculture Cabinet Secretary to address the levy, citing concerns about industry collapse and a shift in buyer preference to teas from Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Burundi.

    11 June 2026 · The Standard →

Tuesday 9 June

  1. Tea levy of Sh2.28 per kilo worries East Rift farmers

    Tea volumes from Mt Kenya region factories have declined in the past three auctions as buyers shift to western Rift teas and alternative sources including Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. The newly imposed tea levy at Sh2.28 (0.8 per cent) per kilo, which a senator claims was implemented illegally before parliamentary passage, is cited as a key challenge as the industry faces reduced market activity.

    9 June 2026 · The Standard →

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