Tea firms Williamson, Kapchorua earnings hit by high costs

A tea plucking machine in operation at a tea estate in Kericho.  

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Agricultural firm Williamson Tea Kenya has sunk into losses for the full year ended March 2025 on higher operating expenses that also saw its affiliate Kapchorua Tea record a 54.6 percent decline in profits.

Williamson Tea posted a Sh166 million net loss, reversing a profit of Sh526 million a year earlier. 

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