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Riots pluck Sh170m from us, say tea firms
A valiant tea plucking machine commandeered by youths and driven to Brooke trading centre in the outskirts of Kericho town where it was later torched by the roadside on May 22, 2023. PHOTOS | VITALIS KIMUTAI | NMG
Large-scale tea producers in Kericho and Bomet counties have lost Sh170 million in the ongoing violence against multinationals by armed groups who are opposed to the introduction of plucking machines.
Through their umbrella body, the Kenya Tea Growers Association (KTGA), the companies said the loss translates to Sh50 million in the burning of tea harvesting machines by violent youths who claim that mechanising plucking has resulted in job losses.
