Finlays set to leave 1,000 jobless in farms' closure

Finlays Flowers Managing Director Steve Scott addresses the company's workers in Lemotit flower farm. The company plans to lay off 1,000 workers. [Nikko Tanui, Standard]

More than 1,000 workers at Finlays Kenya Limited will lose their jobs by the end of the year after the flower company announced plans to close its two farms in Kericho County.

Finlays yesterday announced that it would stop operations at Chemirei and Tarakwet flower farms by December 25.