Court rejects tea bonus pay rise suit, says ‘overtaken by events’

Women carry sacks of tea leaves on their backs after picking on a farm in Kapsabet, Nandi County.

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The High Court has dismissed a case filed by a group of small-scale tea farmers challenging disputed bonus payments, ruling that the matter had been overtaken by events and could no longer provide any practical remedy.

The decision comes amid ongoing tensions over tea earnings and follows recent directives from the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) to revise payment structures following months of farmer protests.

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