Nairobi, Jan. 29 -- The High Court has dismissed a case filed by a group of small-scale tea farmers challenging disputed bonus payments, ruling that the matter had been overtaken by events and could no longer provide any practical remedy.

The decision comes amid ongoing tensions over tea earnings and follows recent directives from the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) to revise payment structures following months of farmer protests.

The court declined an application seeking judicial review against the Tea Board of Kenya, several KTDA subsidiaries and the Agriculture Cabinet Secretary, finding that the contested bonuses for the 2024/2025 financial year had already been disbursed.

The court ruled that the farmers' case was moot since t...