Sale of Finlays 15 per cent shares to locals begins

James Finlays Chairman Philippe de Gentile-Williams hands over the tea business to Browns Investments PLC Director Kamantha Amarasekera and Kipsigis Highlands Multipurpose Cooperative Society Vice-Chair Jonah Langat. Looking on is Sri Lanka High Commissioner in Kenya Dr. Kana V. Kananathan. [Courtesy]

The sale of the 15 per cent James Finlay Kenya shares to the communities in Bomet and Kericho counties has started.

This follows the sale of James Finlays to Sri Lankan investors, the Browns Investments PLC.