Directors cry, as they shared a meeting with KTDA managers

By The Mountain Journal

Directors claim to have been kept in the cold in the management of tea factories.

The directors from east of the rift raised their concerns during the consultative meetings convened by the Tea stabilization task force that was established by Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya, two months ago.

Led by Jerald Ngumba and Mbote Mwangi said the new managers have been kept in the cold, and unaware of the operations inside the tea processing factories.

They have expressed disappointment after they have been blocked from accessing crucial information pertaining to the sector, while KTDA has continued working with the old directors.

“ It is a shame that the directors who are recognized by the registrar of companies  are not aware of the daily happenings on the amount of tea in the store. Also  there is no communication of the produce on transit and those getting in the auction market,” said Mbote.

 Nyakera on his part said the challenges in the sector  will be resolved in the next two months.

“ Once the KTDA board is reconstituted  all the cases in our courts will be withdrawn  as all the stakeholders are ready to  work in cooperation for the interest of the growers,” said Nyakera who chairs the Tea Sector Lobby.

 On tea matters, he said, the task force was working to help reduce the expenses incurred in the tea production  focusing at increasing returns to the farmers.

“ We are looking at how we shall expand the tea market with better prices to the growers who for long have been exploited,” said Nyakera who is among the leaders who spearheaded reforms in the  sector.

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