Stop Hawking of Tea in Kisii, Says Obure

[The Star]PUBLIC Works minister Chris Obure has asked the Kenya Tea Development Agency and Tea Board of Kenya to reign on hawking of green leaves in Kisii and Nyamira counties. Obure said brokers from multinational tea companies were reaping from ignorant small-scale tea growers in the region who sell them their leaves at throw away prices. "There is need for KTDA and the tea board to reign on hawking of green tea to save the farmers from exploitation,"said Obure. "The practice remains a major challenge because the