500 jobs in tea industry under threat if machines introduced

Controversy over the introduction of tea harvesting machines resurfaced in Parliament with and an assistant minister admitting that 500 new jobs are under threat.

Agriculture assistant minister Kembi Gitura told Mr Charles Keter (Belgut, Kanu), that a special Sh20 million factory built by Finlay Company had been closed because of a stand-off over the machines.

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