The Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) chairperson David Muni Ichoho has resigned after serving for two years, effective July 14th.
In his handwritten resignation letter to the KTDA Group Company Secretary, Ichoho has not provided reasons for his retirement.
“I hereby tender my resignation as the chairman of KTDA with immediate effect from Friday, 14th July 2023 at 1400hrs,” reads the letter.
His departure follows the Tea Reforms Conference, held last week in Kericho when DP Rigathi Gachagua pressed the KTDA to implement significant changes to help smallholder tea producers.
The DP criticised certain people during the meeting and announced that he would invite the National Intelligence Service to go in and perform an audit.
“Farmers are very good people and have sent us details. Somebody has travelled 36 times out of the country on farmers’ money,” Gachagua said.
Ichoho was appointed KTDA chair in June 2021 after the countrywide removal of previous holders.
