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FARMKENYA INITIATIVE
Members of the Kiru Tea Factory in Mathioya, Murang a in a tour of the plant. [Boniface Gikandi, Standard]
Only four of 10 newly elected boards of directors in tea factories are yet to receive the Registrar of Companies certification.
The boards of Kiru, Githambo and Kanyenya-ini are waiting for the CR 12 certificates that will make them the lawful entities to run the tea processing companies.
A CR 12 is an official confirmation by the Registrar of Companies in Kenya as to whom the directors and shareholders of a company are.
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Other factories at Njunu, Ngere, Makomboki, Nduti, Gatunguru, Gacharage and Ikumbi obtained their Registrar of Companies certification two weeks ago effectively removing the former directors from the records.
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Tea Farmers to hold fresh KTDA elections following government directive
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Tea farmers will once again hold elections to select (Kenya Tea Development Agency) KTDA directors, following the nullification of the fraudulent election of KTDA factory directors in 2019, through the action of 3 tea farmers who took the matter to court.
Following the signing of The Tea Bill into law by President Uhuru Kenyatta early this year, over 600,000 tea farmers in Kenya were reassured of radical policy and structural reforms to the tea sector. The new law now assures farmers of better returns through the purging of cartels and middlemen, overhauling old and tired leadership at KTDA and factories, and forcing KTDA to focus on marketing and value addition.
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Boniface Gikandi |
March 17th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
A tea farmer affiliated to Gatunguru Tea Factory in Kangema, Muran ga, on her tea farm. [Kibata Kihu/Standard]
Tea growers from seven tea factories in Murang a County have finalised plans to hold special general meetings to reportedly oust directors through a vote of no confidence.
According to organisers, seven out of ten factories in the area will hold the meetings on Saturday and directors have been served with notices of intent of removal as part of the agenda.
“In your place, another resolution will be moved for your replacement,” reads the notice.