The Mountain Journal A coffee cooperative society previously riddled with leadership wrangles and confusion in the payment of coffee to the farmers has been transformed with management offering incentives. In the past, the members at Kangunu farmers cooperative society in Mathioya, Murang’a suffered after expelling of the farmers who raised objections to the leader’s proposal…
The Mountain Journal The price of Kenyan tea remained under pressure following the impact of the 0.8 per cent tea levy (Sh 2.28) charged to buyers before the shipment of the commodity from the Mombasa Tea Auction. Instead, the buyers bid down the price of the commodity, thus transferring the effects of the levy to…
The Mountain Journal The pressure mounted on the Tea Board of Kenya (TBK) over the return of the unsold teas in the warehouses, and forced them to explain to the stakeholders to avoid resistance. TBK stated that 50 percent of the tea levy will be allocated to price stabilisation, 15 percent on maintenance of feeder…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke The government has emphasized that learning in senior schools will proceed uninterrupted, as only 0.8 percent of the institutions are affected by the wave of unrest. Education Principal Secretary Dr Julius Bitok said there were no plans for an unscheduled closure of schools for half term break. “Learning is continuing normally…
The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjoural.co.ke Self-regulations to control the macadamia industry are being developed by AFA with stakeholders asked to list down their concerns seeks the stakeholders inputs centered on improvement of quality, traceability of the product to promote industry-led compliance, ethical conduct, and accountability within the macadamia value chain. The meeting will be held from…
The Mountain Journal Effects of the tea levy have continued to take toll on Kenya tea after the buyers diverted to the west, owing to the implementation of the Sh 2.28 per kg levy at the auction. Reports indicate that the percentage of tea bought from the factories in the east of the rift since…
The Mountain Journal Fate of the Tea Amendment Bill 2023 hangs in balance after Speaker Moses Wetangula declared its null and void after Gatundu South MP Gabriel Kagombe during the proceedings failed to declare his interest. After he failed to declare his interest in the tea sector, he participated in the deliberations related to the…
The Mountain Journal The tea levy has negatively affected the industry with buyers abandoning teas from the east of Rift. The buyers seek the Tea Levy should be pegged on volumes of the produce, instead on the alue. The buyers have turned to the west of the rift and the neighbouring countries fearing cost imposed…
Photo/ Youth leaders affiliated to the Nyeri Hill Organic Herbs and Eco Fuel Enterprises (NOHEFE) in their farm. The Mountain Journal editor@themountainjournal.co.ke Coffee exports earned Kenya farmers Sh 2.37 from the direct sales that were dispatched to several destinations internationally. In the period between October and March in the coffee year 2025/2026 , AFA reports…
Kenya’s floriculture industry is demonstrating renewed resilience and global competitiveness despite mounting geopolitical, freight and sustainability pressures, as organizers announced a record-breaking edition of the upcoming International Floriculture Trade Expo (IFTEX) 2026. The 13th edition of IFTEX taking place between 2nd and 4th June will bring together 210 exhibitors — up from 189 last year…
