Ministry probes Sh18bn KTDA bonus for farmers

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Workers pick tea leaves at a farm in Nyeri town. PHOTO | JOSEPH KANYI | NMG

The Ministry of Agriculture is probing the circumstances under which Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) took an Sh18.2 billion loan to pay an early bonus to farmers ahead of last year’s general election in August.

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi said he is gathering more information on what transpired when the loan was taken by the agency.

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