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Tea sector row on plucking machines use rumbles on

Kiambethu tea farm in Limuru.

The unrest in the tea industry could escalate with multinationals vowing to continue with their mechanisation drive despite opposition from some stakeholders.

Kenya Tea Growers Association (KTGA) Chief Executive Apollo Kiarii said the upscaling of tea picking machines in multinational tea companies’ estates is inevitable in the long run.

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