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Simmering tea storm that refuses to cool, 70 years later

James Finlays Tea Estate in Kericho County which has been sold to Sri Lankans. [Joseph Kipsang, Standard]

It was a drink made by the gods for emperors but at times it has been like a "blood" beverage that has left paupers squatting on their own land.

It all started when a strange leaf accidentally dropped into a container of hot water before it was served to a Chinese emperor Shen Nung in 2737 BC.

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