| Published Fri, April 27th 2018 at 20:20, Updated April 27th 2018 at 20:30 GMT +3Members of Parliament and the Kenya Plantation and Agricultural Workers Union (Kpawu) have slammed Finlays flowers company for scheming to fire 1,700 by closing Chemirei and Tarakwet flower farms. Belgut MP Nelson Koech, his Ainamoi counterpart Slyvanous Maritim together with Kericho Kpawu secretary general Dickson Sang dismissed, the decision by Finlays Flowers shut down its operation two of its flower farms. The Kericho Kpawu branch secretary general pointed out that the press release from Finlays Flowers General Manager Scott Evans was a clear indication that the company was fighting the workers’ union. The Belgut legislator urged Finlays Flowers management to sit down with the Kenya Plantation and Agricultural Workers Union (Kpawu) as well as the county government and strike an amicable agreement. Maritim, on the other hand took on Unilever tea company for revising tea pluckers wages.

Source: Standard Digital April 27, 2018 17:26 UTC