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Prices at tea auctions crash in meltdown

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The Tea Trade Centre in Mombasa. An unprecedented 35 per cent of tea offered at the weekly auction has been withdrawn as the global financial meltdown has ravaged consumer demand. Photo/ANTHONY KAMAU 

By MUNA WAHOME
Posted  Saturday, November 22  2008 at  18:11

For KTDA, the problem comes when it is trying to employ alternative energy sources to cut its operation costs.

For Kenya, the loss of foreign exchange is likely to affect imports negatively even as global demand for commodities fall.

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