Two board of directors at the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) claim to be in charge of the management issuing opposing directives to managers and employees of the company.
On Monday, the newly-elected board of KTDA took over the reigns marking an end of an era for the ousted directors.
Led by the new chairman David Ichoho Muni, the directors were escorted by police into the new offices at KTDA Plaza however, there was a late evening protest from former office holders.
“You are hereby instructed to accord full recognition and cooperation to the new board as it takes over management of the group. We wish to assure all stakeholders that the operations of the group are running smoothly without any interruptions,” read Muni’s memo addressed to all staff of KTDA.
Denouncing the new leadership, Peter Kanyago led board of directors, in a statement saying the KTDA board had not been reconstituted and is still in charge.
“Our attention has been drawn to reports of a meeting by a group of 12 individuals allegedly calling themselves directors of KTDA Holdings Plc held on June 21, 2021,” read part of the statement.
According to Kanyago, the meeting was not convened by KTDA Holdings.
The statement said the KTDA Holdings PLC board has not been reconstituted, citing past orders restraining election of directors of tea factories.
Further, that all elections held in tea factory companies between March and May were invalid.
“The combined court matters filed by various parties within the tea value chain, come up for directions on June 30, 2021 before the Constitutional Court,” it added.
The takeover seems to have not brought an end to the leadership of Kanyago, who had been at the helm of the tea agency for many years since he’s still calling the shots.
