Kenyan teacher Stories

PS Sing’Oei assures family of slain Kenyan teacher of swift repatriation process
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Nov 22, 2025

The PS explained that the repatriation process had been slowed by delays in the swearing-in of key Tanzanian government officials following the electi...

National Assembly to probe tea sector over low bonuses and uneven pricing
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 09, 2025

Central to the inquiry is how tea prices are determined and why farmers in some areas receive higher bonuses than others.

MPs demand probe into KTDA over corruption, mismanagement and unfair tea bonuses
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 08, 2025

The legislators said more than 700,000 farmers have been short-changed despite their hard work in producing world-class tea.

Kenya, Iran form joint committee to resolve tea export ban within 60 days
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 12, 2025

The goal is to resume exports to Iran before the end of the 60 days, reviving a vital market for Kenya’s tea farmers and exporters.

MP Adan Keynan seeks release of Kenyan teacher detained in Somalia
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Aug 06, 2025

The teacher, identified as Hassan Osman Qassim, originally from Wajir County, has now spent over two months in detention in Laascaanood without any fo...

‘No food, no charges’: Family demands release of Kenyan teacher held in Las'aanod, Somalia
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Aug 04, 2025

The teacher, Hassan Osman Mohamed Qasim, is being held under the administration of the newly formed North Eastern State of Somalia, formerly known as...

Temporary reprieve as Sudan clears stranded Kenyan tea amid ongoing trade ban
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 11, 2025

The East Africa Tea Trade Association confirmed that Sudan has permitted the clearance of 207 containers of tea, each carrying 400 bags, which were st...

State appoints taskforce to address Kenya’s tea crisis amid unsold stockpile
Amina Wako  |  Nov 23, 2024

The crisis has left an estimated 100 million kilos of black tea unsold from last year, putting financial strain on Kenya’s 800,000 tea farmers.

10.6 per cent growth in Kenya's tea exports to Pakistan fuelled by rising demand
Amina Wako  |  Aug 14, 2024

Recent data from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) reveals that the value of Kenya's tea exports to Pakistan reached $271.86 million (Sh35.06 billion) b...

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