Tea traders urge government to scrap new export levy

JEFF: Uproar over a new levy imposed on tea exports continues to mount, with the East Africa Tea Traders Association now calling on the government to scrap the new tax measures. OLIVE: The association says the 0.8 percent levy on every kilo of tea exported is driving Kenya's produce out of business, as buyers opt for tea from Rwanda, Uganda, and Tanzania. Francis Mtalaki reports.