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Union presses on with protest against tea plucking machines

Workers at Kibabet Tea Estate in Nandi Hills use a tea plucking machine on October 13, 2010. PHOTO | JARED NYATAYA | NATION MEDIA GROUP

By  Peter Mburu

What you need to know:

  • Mr Omasire urged the Nandi and Kericho governments to implement laws proscribing the employment of machines.

A trade union has once again called for the total ban on use of tea plucking machines, citing grave risks to the economy and families.

The Kenya Plantations and Agriculture Workers Union (KPAWU) said the machines have caused more than 10,000 job loses in tea estates.

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