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Nairobi speeds up tea sector reforms in wake of Iran sales scandal

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Kenyan farmers sort collected tea leaves at a tea plantation in Kericho, Kenya, on 19 August 2021.
Kenyan farmers sort collected tea leaves at a tea plantation in Kericho, Kenya, on 19 August 2021. © Billy Mutai/Anadolu via AFP

Stung by the sale of low-grade tea to Tehran, Kenya has given itself six months to improve its controls and monitoring of the sector's production chain.

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