Flower farms in Naivasha have resumed production after a month of losses and job losses due to the Covid-19 pandemic. With an increase in production, some of the workers who had been sent on unpaid leave have been recalled with hopes that demand for the exports will increase in the coming weeks. With production on the rise, the farmers have however been forced to introduce stringent measures including screening of temperatures and provision of masks for their workers. According to Jack Kneppers the owner of the Maridadi flower farm, they were shipping out flower four times a week unlike in the past daily production went to waste. She added that they were keenly following up on the laid out regulations by providing their workers with masks and sanitizers.

Source: The Star May 04, 2020 00:56 UTC