Ekaterra suspends operations after farm invasion, torching of machines
Kenya Tea Growers Association (KTGA) national chairman Silas Njibwakale (right), TGA South Rift chairman (left) and Sylvia Ten Den (background), Ekaterra Managing Director in charge of Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda during a press briefing in Kericho on May 23, 2023.
Photo credit: Vitalis Kimutai | Nation Media Group
All 16,000 employees of the multinational tea company will not report to work until the security situation is addressed by the government and other stakeholders.
In a show of solidarity, large tea producers operating in Kericho, Bomet, Nyamira and Nandi counties will also scale down their operations until adequate security measures are in place.
A day after residents invaded two of its estates in Kericho and torched a mechanical tea machine, Ekaterra Tea Plc has suspended operations in the South Rift region.
All 16,000 employees of the multinational tea company will not report to work until the security situation is addressed by the government and other stakeholders.
