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Senate piles pressure on tea multinationals

James Finlays Tea Estate in Kericho county. [File, Standard]

The Senate Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs, and Human Rights has summoned senior multinational tea company managers over historical land injustices committed against members of the Talai clan and the Kipsigis community.

Ekattera, James Finlay, and George Williamson occupy an estimated 80,000 acres of land straddling Kericho and Bomet counties. Members of the Talai clan and Kipsigis community lay claim to the vast parcels.

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