Bonus shock as drought cuts tea earnings by Sh24bn

Drought cut farmers’ tea earnings by Sh24.2 billion in the year to June, hurting bonus payments set for coming weeks. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Drought cut farmers’ tea earnings by Sh24.2 billion in the year to June, hurting bonus payments set for coming weeks.

Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA), which manages small scale farmers, yesterday said payments to farmers will drop to Sh59.7 billion in the period to June, down from Sh84 billion reported in the similar period a year earlier.

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