Nairobi, Oct. 8 -- The High Court has allowed the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) to go ahead and hold elections for factory directors scheduled for next month, dismissing a petition by the government.
Justice Anthony Mrima Thursday said although Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Authority (AFFA) had established a prima facie case, the authority failed to demonstrate that it was likely to be prejudiced if the elections are not stopped.
KTDA had opposed the case arguing that the elections involve some 600,000 shareholders of the 54 tea factories across the country and stopping them would adversely affect their entire operations.
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