Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua says KTDA's loss-making subsidiaries must be closed down so that it can concentrate on selling tea and lowering production costs.
Enos Njeru has been re-elected the chairman of the giant Kenya Tea Development Authority (KTDA) in polls conducted under tight police security in Mombasa.
The elections will pick leaders who will guide the tea sector for the next three years.
Only 19 women were elected out of 324 directorship positions across the country. Despite their key roles in farm production, many do not get the chance in factory management.
In the Mombasa auction market, millions of unsold teas are lying in the warehouses, raising concerns in the industry.
The Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) has distanced itself from the election of John Chebochok as the director of Tegat/Toror Tea Factory.
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