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Pyrethrum pensioners’ long wait for Sh2bn dues
Workers harvest pyrethrum at the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (Kalro) in Molo, Nakuru County on August 06, 2021. PHOTO | JOHN NJOROGE | NMG
The decline of pyrethrum production in Kenya has left in its wake a trail of pain for players across its value chain, from the thousands of farmers who diligently tilled the crop for decades to workers and retirees facing a bleak future.
In its heyday, the Pyrethrum Processing Company of Kenya (PPCK) was a hive of activity, producing what was earning Kenya billions of shillings in foreign exchange.
