The Kenya Tea Development Authority KTDA has raised alarm over a deepening crisis in the country’s tea sector, citing rising fuel prices and ongoing conflict in the Middle East as key threats to production, exports and farmer earnings. Kenya’s tea industry faces mounting pressure as rising fuel costs and Middle East conflict disrupt exports, delay…
The Kenya Tea Development Agency Holdings Ltd has appointed Francis Miano as acting group chief executive officer following the exit of former CEO Wilson Muthaura, who has proceeded on terminal leave. Steady leadership during transition Miano assumes the role effective 16 January 2026, KTDA Holdings Chairman Chege Kirundi announced in a statement issued on Friday….
The Kenya Tea Development Agency on Tuesday rejected allegations that its factories mismanaged more than Sh26 billion ($200 million) in loans, saying all short-term commodity loans cited by regulators have been fully repaid and longer-term borrowings are being handled properly. The denial follows an audit by the Tea Board of Kenya that accused KTDA-managed factories…
Kenya’s state-run tea factories are staggering under 26.06 billion shillings ($200 million) in debt after years of loans taken without proper board approval, inflated collateral and diverted project funds, the country’s tea regulator said Monday. A Tea Board of Kenya audit, presented to lawmakers last week, documented widespread violations at factories managed by the Kenya…
