Tea machines: Why political promises may not be achieved

Tea pickers operate a tea picking machine at Nandi Hills in Nandi County. [Kevin Tunoi, Standard]

A section of elected leaders in the South Rift has an uphill task in convincing multinational companies to abandon tea plucking machines, which was part of their campaign promises.

It is a situation that has left the voters in a 'wait and watch' approach', given that the appellate court had made its pronouncement on the matter by upholding a High Court decision that gave the companies the green light to continue using the machines.