KTDA urges tea farmers to ignore unverified loan documents circulating online amid growing concerns over factory finances and governance . [File Courtesy]
Fear is looming in smallholder tea factories following the threat that farmers will, on Monday, petition to kick out directors from office over the alleged unexplained loans.
Other quarters call for somberness to approach the issues about the running of the tea factories as they disregard Monday’s tea farmers strike cum presentation of petitions to the factory leadership.
KTDA has moved to put the record straight after the farmers raised concerns after the Tea Board of Kenya (TBK) reported that the tea factories, by December 31st last year, had a loan balance of Sh34.2 billion.
The leadership has dismissed the poster and several documents currently circulating on social media platforms as they contain unverified information on financial affairs, loans, and governance.
In a statement published in local dailies, KTDA corporate communication clarifies that the documents and information being circulated have not been officially issued or authenticated by KTDA and do not represent the official position of the agency. Constructive scrutiny is welcome and necessary.
They welcomed constructive scrutiny based on facts and authenticated documents. Evidence and due process, disregarding the use of fabricated documents, anonymous propaganda and misleading social-media campaigns.