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Ekaterra tea firm suspends operations amid protests over machines

By Kiprono Kurgat | 2yrs ago

An Ekaterra employee carries a sack of tea leaves past a torched truck that was carring the tea harveter machines. [Nikko Tanui, Standard]

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