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Naivasha flower firm count losses as workers strike over pay

By Anthony Gitonga | 6yrs ago

NAIVASHA, KENYA: Operations in two flower farms in Naivasha have been paralysed for the last three days after over 2,000 workers went on strike protesting low wages and poor working conditions.

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