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Kenya Is Taxing Its Best Tea to Death

A rigorous economic assessment of new and proposed tax burdens on the tea value chain, their distributional consequences on smallholder farmers, and what urgent policy correction looks like. Why the 0.8% Export Levy Must Be Redesigned — and Why Buyers Are Already Choosing Rwanda Over Kenyan Farmers

Machira Muturi · June 15, 2026 · 3 min read

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Why the 0.8% Export Levy Must Be Redesigned — and Why Buyers Are Already Choosing Rwanda Over Kenyan Farmers

Sectoral & Thematic Studies

Kenya Is Taxing Its Best Tea to Death

Machira Muturi · June 15, 2026 · 3 min read

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