The Mountain Journal crew in Mombasa
In the past the directors booked expensive flights to attend such meetings
The KTDA directors are in the coastal region for an induction forum to educate them on the tea market and other dynamics.
The directors estimated at 414 from the 69 tea processing factories started their six days training today where they will be inducted on good governance, tea trade among several others by a team of experts.
The KTDA is steered by the Acting Chief Executive Officer Wilson Muthaura who took over from the suspended Mr Lerionka Tiampati presently on a compulsory leave alongside other senior managers.
They started moving to the coast on Saturday after the burial of Makomboki tea factory Chairman Moffat Mbue, who is among the persons behind the reforms in the sector.
KTDA Chairman David Ichohi said the forum is crucial as the directors were elected into the office six months ago, thus need to equip them with knowledge to steer the industry to greater heights for the interest of 600,000 growers.
Ichohi gave his introductory remarks to the directors calling for unity in the interest of the growers whose lives had been shattered.
“ There will be deliberation that will guide the industry and more so come up with a way forward on the over 80 subsidiary companies,” said Ichohi. Champions behind the tea reforms are Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya, Tea Sector Lobby Chairman Irungu Nyakera, Kiru tea factory Chairman Chege Kirundi. Kirundi ignited reform in the closed sector in 2018 when he dared review of the management contract from 2.5 percent to 1.5 percent
Gem MP Elisha Odhiambo in 2018 took a motion to parliament to facilitate government management of the tea sector following the cry of the thousands of the tea growers.
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