Lobby wants counties to ban tea plucking machines

Workers at a tea estate in Kericho. FILE PHOTO | NMG

A tea workers' union has focussed its fight against use of picking machines to the county governments, citing grave risks to the economy and families.

The Kenya Plantations and Agriculture Workers Union (KPAWU) is now supporting some devolved units as they implement laws banning their use saying thousands of jobs have already been lost.

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