THE TASKFORCE MEMBERS TO TECHNICAL WORKING COMMITTEE ON THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TEA INDUSTRY PRICE STABILIZATION FRAMEWORK IT IS notified for the general information of the public that, the Cabinet Secretary, Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperatives has appointed a Taskforce to be known as the National Technical Working Committee on the Design, Development and Implementation of the Tea Industry Price Stabilization Framework. The National Steering Committee shall comprise of the following — lrungu Nyakera — Chairperson Members of the Taskforce shall be-- Daniel Amanja (Dr.) Nancy Laibuni (Ms.) Dennis 010 a Eliud Mathu Kamau Wanja Y. Michuki (Ms.) Patrick Ngunjiri MaMa Catherine Nyamboke Mogeni (Ms.) Abraham Muthogs Kiplangat Josea John Mwaka Members of the Secretariat: - David Gachoki — Secretary Terry Gathangu (Ms.) — Assistant Secretaries TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE TASKFORCE/TECHNICAL WORKING COMMITTEE ON THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TEA INDUSTRY PRICE STABILIZATION FRAMEWORK I. Introduction 1.1 The tea industry in Kenya is a significant economic activity in Kenya's macro-economy comprising of approximately 650,000 small-holder farmers and providing direct and indirect employment to about 6.5 million workers both at the farm level and at various stages of the tea value chain from tea processing at the factory, transportation, warehousing, packing and sale. The tea industry contributes about 4% of the country's Growth Development Product. 1.2 In addition, tea is a major export commodity accounting for 26% of the country's total value of exports equivalent to about KSh. 130 Billion in export earnings annually. Moreover, Kenya is the world leader in the export of black CTC teas and accounts for 22% of total global tea exports 1.3 However, the domestic tea sector has over the recent years been facing a myriad of operational challenges, key among them inefficiencies in the value chain management that poor price discovery at the tea auction in Mombasa, cartelization and capture by vested commercial interests of the various segments of the tea value chain; and low and declining prices from tea exports 1.4 The net result of these challenges has been declaration of extremely low, declining and often volatile farm-gate prices for tea farmers. These low prices have significantly undermined ability of the tea sector to sustainably support quality livelihoods among tea farming communities leading to persistent agitations from farmers and their leaders for proactive Government intervention in the management of the tea value chain with a view to improving earnings. (a) define a robust financial sustainability framework that include but not limited to sound investment plans and short frequency, data supported rebalancing framework for resource inflows and outflows in order

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