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Kenya’s flower sector decries high costs of labour, energy

Clement Tulezi, the CEO of Kenya Flower Council. He decried lack of government support to the sector.

Kenya’s flower industry cited the high cost of labor, energy and farm inputs as major challenges currently facing the sector.

The Kenya Flower Council (KFC), an umbrella for flower growers, which denied that the sector was losing its market share in the European Union, accused the government of lack of support in terms of incentives.

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