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Traders at the East Africa Tea Trade Auction in Mombasa on Kenya’s Coast. PHOTO FILE | NATION
By Anthony Kitimo
Correspondent based in Mombasa, Kenya
Nation Media Group
The region’s tea sector stands to lose more than $250 million weekly occasioned by the suspension of the weekly Mombasa tea auction.
East Africa Tea Traders Association (EATTA) managing director Edward Mudibo said the decision was taken in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.