Kenyan firm given three-month ultimatum to pay workers, farmers in Tanzania
Some tea farmers and factory workers in Mufindi listen to the Deputy Minister for Industry and Trade, Exaud Kigahe (not in the picture), as he addresses their claims. PHOTO | CHRISTINA THOBIAS
Mufindi. The government has issued a three-month ultimatum to DL Company, which operates the Mufindi tea factory, to ensure that all outstanding payments to farmers and factory workers are cleared between April and June 2025.
DL Company is a subsidiary of Kenya’s DL Group which also has operations and interests in Tanzania, UAE, China and the United Kingdom.
