“You can leave for Rwanda like yesterday, we don’t; care.” Governor Erick Mutai threatens multinational tea firms over the mechanized tea harvesting machines dilemma in Kericho. pic.twitter.com/ORaqNbwFA6
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So he doesnt want mechanized farming??
Y not directly talk with the tea corps instead of this nonsense. Sends a wrong msg, especially for a new admn.
Dont trash corps, or else....
BTW locals cant manage sht. let alone such big entities.
Kenyans are poor in work ethics. I suspect machines do better job 100x. Kenya should rethink this bad idea of pushing for the removal machines so that 50K slow workforce get the jobs.
Problem with machine is it is not selective, picks up old and new buds and generally the quality of tea goes down.Kenyans are poor in work ethics. I suspect machines do better job 100x. Kenya should rethink this bad idea of pushing for the removal machines so that 50K slow workforce get the jobs.
This is a very good point. Ruto needs to call him privately and tell him to STFU
They need to go. I think Ruto will force them to secede land; and counties will keep the pressure on; until they leave.
We dont need them anymore.
The number of privately own factories alone by small time kenyans is staggering - more than 100.
Tea estates should revert to original owners - and the purchase should be orderly - estate by estate - they can sell to cooperative - as they prepare to exit Kenya.
This one is near my place - they sold it - and cooperative have put their own tea factory - and they are doing well.
Problem with machine is it is not selective, picks up old and new buds and generally the quality of tea goes down.Kenyans are poor in work ethics. I suspect machines do better job 100x. Kenya should rethink this bad idea of pushing for the removal machines so that 50K slow workforce get the jobs.
This is a very good point. Ruto needs to call him privately and tell him to STFU
South Korea produces some of the best tea qualities on earth.
They meticilously pick by hand and process it.
Machines will never give quality work.