Tea farming giants oppose community's claim to land

Kenya Tea Growers Association Chief Executive Officer Apollo Kiarii. [File, Standard]

Large-scale tea producers in Kericho, Bomet, and Nyamira counties have opposed a petition by Kipsigis, Talai, and Borowo communities to take away the huge parcels of land in their possession.

The petition lodged at the Senate claims that Unilever Tea Kenya (Brook Bond), James Finlay Kenya (African Highlands), George Williamson (Changoi and Lelsa), Sotik Tea, Sotik Highlands, Kaisugu Tea, Mau Tea, Koru, and Fort Tenan farms are some of the parcels grabbed from the Kipsigis community.