Saturday, February 16, 2008

Kenya: Firms Piecing Broken Peace to Retain Workers

Although flower plantations are still smarting from the post-election terror visited on the horticultural hub of Naivasha two weeks ago, the management of some farms has rolled out peace and healing programs to forestall adverse consequences.
An employee works in a green house at a Naivasha flower farm. The fortunes of flower farmers in Naivasha changed for the worst after the violence in which 30 people were killed, scores injured and property worth millions of shillings destroyed. Consequently, the more than 50 flower farms in the area are operating with skeleton staff since more than 3,000 workers have fled to safer zones.

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