An audit has revealed that officials from the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) embezzled KES 600 million from 620,000 small-scale tea farmers through dubious deals and inflated purchases. The DN Report recommends prosecuting the implicated directors and tracing the stolen assets. Additionally, another KES 3 billion meant for farmers' dividends was lost in two collapsed commercial banks.
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The Memo: We are calling for the nailing of looters of tea farmers’ earnings. 620,000 small-scale tea farmers lost more than sh600M, in shady transactions by top officials. Another sh3bn meant to pay farmers’ dividends went down in two collapsed commercial banks. #NTVTonight… https://t.co/KHCMGQTMfQ
DN Report: KTDA Officials Embezzle KES 600 Million from Tea Farmers https://t.co/amMAemQjL7