Tea
factories are back to operations after plucking boycott came to an end with
growers plucking 4.428 million kilogrammes of green leaf, up from 3,994,000
kilogrammes of green leaf registered last
month.
In Murang’a
county, farmers affiliated to KTDA factories have produced 906, 005 kilogrammes of green
leaf, up from 594,294 kilogrammes harvested last month.
The 69 tea factories are back to business
after the strike called by a section of tea growers to pressurize KTDA fizzled out.
In Kiambu County, the factories have received 461,692
kilogrammes up from 288,901 kilogrammes of green leaf registered last month.
In Nyeri County,
the factories have reported an increase in production as well as Kirinyaga and
Meru counties.
It was a
joy in Central Kenya region one largest producer of the commodity, the factories, after the growers heeded to call by KTDA to resume plucking of the much needed green
leaf.
KTDA Spokesman
Ndiga Kithae said the growers are back
in action with all the factories being operation.
“Tea
buying centres have been hive of activities with trucks collecting the green
leaf being seen in the areas. The growers are back in their farms attending their tea
bushes with majority ignoring the strike,” said Kithae.
KTDA
regional Manager in charge of Murang’a and Nyeri counties, Mr Antony Muriithi Naftaly said the farmers have resumed plucking after they realised they were
losing.
Tea factories
of Kiru, Kanyenya ini, Githambo and Gatunguru have reported improved production
of tea.
“Majority
of growers were in the farms and there were incidents in Kanyenya ini where
some were chased away and blocked from plucking their produce,” said Muriithi.
KTDA Board Member Eng Erastus Gakuya said
operations of the factories in the the country have resumed 100 percent.
“Am delighted to report that processing of tea at Njunu,
Ngeere, Gacharage, Ikumbi, Nduti and Makomboki have resumed and I urged the
farmers not to be carried away by those
pressuring the reforms,” said Gakuya.
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