Mechanisation of tea harvesting now hot political campaign agenda

Finlays Kenya has mechanized the process of tea harvesting to reduce costs of production. [Courtesy]

Multinational tea firms in the South Rift region are staring at a bleak future should certain politicians win seats in the August General Election.

The politicians’ beef with the United Kingdom-based tea companies is about the mechanised tea harvesting machines, which they blame for rendering thousands of tea pluckers jobless and dealing a blow to the region’s economy.