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Kericho tea wars: How politicians pitted locals against multinational

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Some of the tea shades that were set on fire diuring last week's protests at Ekaterra tea in Kericho County. [Courtesy]

In the run up to last year's elections, some leaders used the long-standing land dispute between large-scale tea firms and local communities as a campaign tool.

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