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Regulator tightens rules on tea buying, transportation
A tea farmer carries his produce to a truck before it is loaded and transported to a tea factory in Lari, Kiambu County. FILE PHOTO | BONIFACE MWANGI | NMG
The Tea Board of Kenya (TBK) has moved to enforce a ban on tea purchases from farmers not affiliated with processing factories as part of a fresh crackdown aimed at curbing illegal trade.
Section 21(8) of the Act provides that a tea factory shall only buy green leaf from its registered growers and further bars anyone from selling tea unless he or she is registered with a factory.
