Toyota Kenya sheds jobs as car sales drop by one third

A customer is being served at Toyota Kenya showroom on Uhuru Highway in Nairobi. file photo | nmg

A steep plunge in sales of new vehicles last year has forced Toyota Kenya to cut nearly a third of its staff and join the growing list of companies that are sending workers home to maintain financial fitness.

Sources familiar with the plan said the Japanese auto dealer is laying off more than 100 of its nearly 600 employees through an early retirement scheme that has been on the cards since February.

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