Nairobi, Dec. 9 -- A new Parliamentary report has revealed intriguing details following an inquiry into the pricing of tea in Kenya. Several entities disclosed how tea farmers from the Mt Kenya region earn higher than their peers in Western and Rift Valley, in revelations that have shed more light on operations of one of Kenya's top foreign exchange earners. While the farmers from the region classified as West of the Rift Valley (WoR) supply 70 percent of the tea sold at the Mombasa auction, their produce fetches relatively lower prices as compared to their counterparts in the east of the Rift Valley (EoR) region.

The tea sector is the third leading foreign exchange earner for Kenya, bringing in Sh181.7 billion from exports last year, an...