{
  "id": 857263,
  "title": "CS Kagwe orders tea factories to reject poor-quality leaf as Ksh7.1B upgrade begins",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/cs-kagwe-orders-tea-factories-to-reject-poor-quality-leaf-as-ksh7-1b",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-14T08:57:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/cs-kagwe-orders-tea-factories-to-reject-poor-quality-leaf-as-ksh7-1b-upgrade-begins"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has directed tea factories across the Country to reject green leaf that fails to meet the recommended two leaves and a bud standard, linking tea quality to farmer earnings and the government’s Sh7.1 billion factory modernisation programme. Speaking during a visit to Kapsara Tea Factory in Trans […]",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}