Calls Grow to Shield Tea Farmers

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The Green Thinking Action Party urged the Kenyan government to take urgent action to protect tea farmers and restore confidence in tea exports. The party cited policy failures, weak oversight, and cartel influence as drivers of the sector’s decline, worsened by Iran’s 2023 import ban. It called for transparent payment systems, stricter regulation of exporters, traceability of consignments, and swift reforms to safeguard livelihoods and stabilize one of Kenya’s key foreign-exchange earners.