Suleiman Shahbal has opposed the proposal to transfer the tea auction centre from Mombasa to other parts of the country. EATTA, established in 1957 at Tea Trade Centre on Nyerere Avenue in Mombasa, is where the weekly tea auctioning is done in Kenya, every Tuesday and Thursday. This is the largest tea auction in the world," he said further noting that the four per cent GDP contribution of the action is at stake. He said with automation, the businessmen can buy tea at the comfort of their house without going to the Tea Trade Centre. Also read: Tea auction volumes up, on back of June seasonal rains

Source: The Star July 25, 2017 12:45 UTC