This archive report was first published on 21 October 2019.
Finlays Kenya Limited has announced the closure of its two flower farms, rendering 1,100 workers jobless by Christmas Day. The company's General Manager, Stephen Scott, stated in a letter dated October 19, 2019, that the directors had decided to shut down the flower farming operations on Chemirei and Tarakwet a year earlier than initially communicated to the workers.
Initially, the company had announced in April 26, 2018, that it would close the two farms in December 2020. However, the directors have now decided to bring forward the closure to two months' time.
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