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Tesco suspends avocado supply from Kakuzi Kenya on rights concerns In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins - cash and experience. Take the experience first; the cash will come later - H Geneen
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/2/2009 Posts: 26,328 Location: Masada
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Angelica _ann wrote:Tesco suspends avocado supply from Kakuzi Kenya on rights concerns They pay g4s peanuts.  Portfolio: Sold
You know you've made it when you get a parking space for your yatcht.
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Rank: Member Joined: 3/16/2019 Posts: 313
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Impunity wrote:Angelica _ann wrote:Tesco suspends avocado supply from Kakuzi Kenya on rights concerns They pay g4s peanuts. Same allegations Del Monte is accused of around its pineapple plantations.
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Rank: Chief Joined: 1/3/2007 Posts: 18,103 Location: Nairobi
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kmucheke wrote:Impunity wrote:Angelica _ann wrote:Tesco suspends avocado supply from Kakuzi Kenya on rights concerns They pay g4s peanuts. Same allegations Del Monte is accused of around its pineapple plantations You see hawkers selling pineapples on the roads near Thika that are the same size as those available at Del Monte's shop. I wonder where they source these pineapples. Greedy when others are fearful. Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase Warren Buffett
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Rank: Member Joined: 6/15/2013 Posts: 301
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VituVingiSana wrote:kmucheke wrote:Impunity wrote:Angelica _ann wrote:Tesco suspends avocado supply from Kakuzi Kenya on rights concerns They pay g4s peanuts. Same allegations Del Monte is accused of around its pineapple plantations You see hawkers selling pineapples on the roads near Thika that are the same size as those available at Del Monte's shop. I wonder where they source these pineapples. Uganda
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Rank: Member Joined: 5/6/2008 Posts: 199
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RIEK01 wrote:https://www.kakuzi.co.ke/news KAKUZI PLC - PRESS STATEMENTQuote: The Sunday Times article refers to a British Estate in Kenya. We are not a British estate. We are a proudly Kenyan Company with 1,300 shareholders, the majority being Kenyan and have been trading on the Nairobi Securities Exchange for over 50 years. When they talk of majority of the shareholders being Kenyan do they mean number of shareholders or ownership? 
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Rank: Member Joined: 3/16/2019 Posts: 313
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tandich wrote:RIEK01 wrote:https://www.kakuzi.co.ke/news KAKUZI PLC - PRESS STATEMENTQuote: The Sunday Times article refers to a British Estate in Kenya. We are not a British estate. We are a proudly Kenyan Company with 1,300 shareholders, the majority being Kenyan and have been trading on the Nairobi Securities Exchange for over 50 years. When they talk of majority of the shareholders being Kenyan do they mean number of shareholders or ownership? Quote:Camellia had earlier stated that it does not control Kakuzi’s board or its day-to-day operations in a bid to distance itself from the agricultural firm’s troubles.
It has since deleted the demonstrably false claim, insisting that the Nairobi Securities Exchange-listed firm has a separate governance structure.
“It is managed by its own board of directors on behalf of its 1,300 shareholders, most of whom are Kenyan,” Camellia says of Kakuzi in its amended statement. LINKThis law firm Leigh Day was also behind the suits against the British government for leaving un-detonated bombs and torture of Mau Mau prisoners in Kenya.
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Rank: Member Joined: 5/6/2008 Posts: 199
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Kakuzi names new board chair and sets up Independent Human Rights Advisory Committee The pressure is starting to bear. Also, JKK finally joins the board. I would really like to know the intrigues happening behind the scenes.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 12/4/2009 Posts: 10,684 Location: NAIROBI
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Protecting the interests of the local shareholders from further erosion and to get into good books of the UK supermarket chains. Wealth is built through a relatively simple equation
Wealth=Income + Investments - Lifestyle
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Rank: Member Joined: 2/20/2015 Posts: 467 Location: Nairobi
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Ericsson wrote:Protecting the interests of the local shareholders from further erosion and to get into good books of the UK supermarket chains. If the alternate avocado source for UK supermarkets is South America i think Kakuzi human rights violations pale in comparison... not belittling Kakuzi & Delmonte's guards & dogs attrocities
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Rank: Member Joined: 3/16/2019 Posts: 313
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Witness tampering in rights abuse suit ‘untrue’, says KakuziQuote:“Kakuzi strongly refutes the accusations by KHRC that they are manipulating witnesses to weaken the human rights cases against Camelia Plc, a major shareholder in the UK,” said Kakuzi in a statement.
KHRC alleged earlier on Wednesday, “Kakuzi has done everything possible to thwart efforts by the affected groups to get justice.” Law firm Leigh Day has said that 79 Kenyans had launched a legal claim in the High Court in London against Camellia for alleged human rights abuses by security guards employed by Kakuzi, its Kenyan subsidiary.
“Kakuzi has been luring unsuspecting claimants to withdraw from the UK suit as well as engaging in unscrupulous compensation of the victims,” the Commission had said.
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Rank: Chief Joined: 1/3/2007 Posts: 18,103 Location: Nairobi
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kmucheke wrote:Witness tampering in rights abuse suit ‘untrue’, says KakuziQuote:“Kakuzi strongly refutes the accusations by KHRC that they are manipulating witnesses to weaken the human rights cases against Camelia Plc, a major shareholder in the UK,” said Kakuzi in a statement.
KHRC alleged earlier on Wednesday, “Kakuzi has done everything possible to thwart efforts by the affected groups to get justice.” Law firm Leigh Day has said that 79 Kenyans had launched a legal claim in the High Court in London against Camellia for alleged human rights abuses by security guards employed by Kakuzi, its Kenyan subsidiary.
“Kakuzi has been luring unsuspecting claimants to withdraw from the UK suit as well as engaging in unscrupulous compensation of the victims,” the Commission had said. Along Thika Rd there are pineapples for sale on the roadside. They tend to be the same size as those sold in the Del Monte shop. Could this be a coincidence? Greedy when others are fearful. Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase Warren Buffett
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Rank: Member Joined: 3/16/2019 Posts: 313
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VituVingiSana wrote:kmucheke wrote:Witness tampering in rights abuse suit ‘untrue’, says KakuziQuote:“Kakuzi strongly refutes the accusations by KHRC that they are manipulating witnesses to weaken the human rights cases against Camelia Plc, a major shareholder in the UK,” said Kakuzi in a statement.
KHRC alleged earlier on Wednesday, “Kakuzi has done everything possible to thwart efforts by the affected groups to get justice.” Law firm Leigh Day has said that 79 Kenyans had launched a legal claim in the High Court in London against Camellia for alleged human rights abuses by security guards employed by Kakuzi, its Kenyan subsidiary.
“Kakuzi has been luring unsuspecting claimants to withdraw from the UK suit as well as engaging in unscrupulous compensation of the victims,” the Commission had said. Along Thika Rd there are pineapples for sale on the roadside. They tend to be the same size as those sold in the Del Monte shop. Could this be a coincidence? There are cases of pineapple theft reported by Del Monte. They have a dark past that seems to be worse than Kakuzi's. In the past Del Monte has been accused of unleashing dogs on suspected pineapple thieves and trespassers. Quote:In 1980, a nine-year-old girl was killed when the Del Monte guards unleashed their dogs on her.
Scores of other people have since been attacked and seriously injured by the German Shepherds that guard the 13,500-acre fruit farm which produces 300,000 tonnes of pineapple annually. The pineapples and juices are canned for export to Europe, USA, and Japan. Link
Quote:Mr Stephen Mburu Gichira was among four other people that had gone to steal pineapples at the Delmonte farm on Sunday when the company guards descended on them with kicks blows and clubs before directing their trained dogs to ‘maul’ them.
LinkQuote:In 1999, Centro Nuovo Modello di Sviluppo (CNMS), an Italian human rights group, began a campaign for consumers in Italy to boycott Del Monte pineapples after research conducted by the group found conditions at the company's factory to be inferior.This campaign was backed by the Kenya Human Rights Commission, which stated that wages were not enough to meet basic needs, that living quarters and sanitation was "disgraceful," toxic pesticides deemed by the World Health Organization as "Extremely hazardous" and "Highly hazardous" were being used, and that the company was intimidating internal trade union leaders, among other concerns. In the past, Del Monte Royal had asserted that no evidence had been existent to corroborate CNMS' claims of any illness, disease of fatalities resulting from unsafe conditions. Link
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Rank: Chief Joined: 1/3/2007 Posts: 18,103 Location: Nairobi
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kmucheke wrote:VituVingiSana wrote:kmucheke wrote:Witness tampering in rights abuse suit ‘untrue’, says KakuziQuote:“Kakuzi strongly refutes the accusations by KHRC that they are manipulating witnesses to weaken the human rights cases against Camelia Plc, a major shareholder in the UK,” said Kakuzi in a statement.
KHRC alleged earlier on Wednesday, “Kakuzi has done everything possible to thwart efforts by the affected groups to get justice.” Law firm Leigh Day has said that 79 Kenyans had launched a legal claim in the High Court in London against Camellia for alleged human rights abuses by security guards employed by Kakuzi, its Kenyan subsidiary.
“Kakuzi has been luring unsuspecting claimants to withdraw from the UK suit as well as engaging in unscrupulous compensation of the victims,” the Commission had said. Along Thika Rd there are pineapples for sale on the roadside. They tend to be the same size as those sold in the Del Monte shop. Could this be a coincidence? There are cases of pineapple theft reported by Del Monte. They have a dark past that seems to be worse than Kakuzi's. In the past Del Monte has been accused of unleashing dogs on suspected pineapple thieves and trespassers. Quote:In 1980, a nine-year-old girl was killed when the Del Monte guards unleashed their dogs on her.
Scores of other people have since been attacked and seriously injured by the German Shepherds that guard the 13,500-acre fruit farm which produces 300,000 tonnes of pineapple annually. The pineapples and juices are canned for export to Europe, USA, and Japan. Link
LinkQuote:In 1999, Centro Nuovo Modello di Sviluppo (CNMS), an Italian human rights group, began a campaign for consumers in Italy to boycott Del Monte pineapples after research conducted by the group found conditions at the company's factory to be inferior.This campaign was backed by the Kenya Human Rights Commission, which stated that wages were not enough to meet basic needs, that living quarters and sanitation was "disgraceful," toxic pesticides deemed by the World Health Organization as "Extremely hazardous" and "Highly hazardous" were being used, and that the company was intimidating internal trade union leaders, among other concerns. In the past, Del Monte Royal had asserted that no evidence had been existent to corroborate CNMS' claims of any illness, disease of fatalities resulting from unsafe conditions. Link What would you do to keep (suspected) thieves and trespassers out? Greedy when others are fearful. Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase Warren Buffett
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Rank: Member Joined: 3/16/2019 Posts: 313
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VituVingiSana wrote:kmucheke wrote:VituVingiSana wrote:kmucheke wrote:Witness tampering in rights abuse suit ‘untrue’, says KakuziQuote:“Kakuzi strongly refutes the accusations by KHRC that they are manipulating witnesses to weaken the human rights cases against Camelia Plc, a major shareholder in the UK,” said Kakuzi in a statement.
KHRC alleged earlier on Wednesday, “Kakuzi has done everything possible to thwart efforts by the affected groups to get justice.” Law firm Leigh Day has said that 79 Kenyans had launched a legal claim in the High Court in London against Camellia for alleged human rights abuses by security guards employed by Kakuzi, its Kenyan subsidiary.
“Kakuzi has been luring unsuspecting claimants to withdraw from the UK suit as well as engaging in unscrupulous compensation of the victims,” the Commission had said. Along Thika Rd there are pineapples for sale on the roadside. They tend to be the same size as those sold in the Del Monte shop. Could this be a coincidence? There are cases of pineapple theft reported by Del Monte. They have a dark past that seems to be worse than Kakuzi's. In the past Del Monte has been accused of unleashing dogs on suspected pineapple thieves and trespassers. Quote:In 1980, a nine-year-old girl was killed when the Del Monte guards unleashed their dogs on her.
Scores of other people have since been attacked and seriously injured by the German Shepherds that guard the 13,500-acre fruit farm which produces 300,000 tonnes of pineapple annually. The pineapples and juices are canned for export to Europe, USA, and Japan. Link
LinkQuote:In 1999, Centro Nuovo Modello di Sviluppo (CNMS), an Italian human rights group, began a campaign for consumers in Italy to boycott Del Monte pineapples after research conducted by the group found conditions at the company's factory to be inferior.This campaign was backed by the Kenya Human Rights Commission, which stated that wages were not enough to meet basic needs, that living quarters and sanitation was "disgraceful," toxic pesticides deemed by the World Health Organization as "Extremely hazardous" and "Highly hazardous" were being used, and that the company was intimidating internal trade union leaders, among other concerns. In the past, Del Monte Royal had asserted that no evidence had been existent to corroborate CNMS' claims of any illness, disease of fatalities resulting from unsafe conditions. Link What would you do to keep (suspected) thieves and trespassers out? Eternal vigilance, till kingdom come.
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Rank: Member Joined: 3/16/2019 Posts: 313
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Ericsson wrote:Protecting the interests of the local shareholders from further erosion and to get into good books of the UK supermarket chains. It is also important to note that it is not only Kakuzi that will suffer from the ban but also avocado small scale farmers in Murang'a. Quote:Murang’a county assembly has formed a joint committee to investigate the reasons why avocado exported by Kakuzi Company Ltd have been rejected by some outlets in the United Kingdom.
The assembly’s speaker Nduati Kariuki want the committee to work expeditiously saying the company supports many livelihoods in Murang’a county through buying and selling of avocado from small scale farmers.
In a press release on friday, Kariuki observed that the reasons behind rejecting of avocado supplied by Kakuzi need to be known and if possible, a solution be attained so as to avert farmers from incurring losses.
The speaker observed that the loss of the market by Kakuzi will affect hundreds of families who have invested in avocado farming and were relying on the lucrative market being offered by the company.
“The Committee has been tasked to investigate among other issues, any criminal actions and violations of human rights, if any, by the employees or the management of Kakuzi limited irrespective of the positions they hold within the company.
“Such gross criminal acts should not be allowed to impact so heavily on the livelihoods of the people in Murang’a County and elsewhere.” Read part of the speaker’s statement.
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Rank: Chief Joined: 1/3/2007 Posts: 18,103 Location: Nairobi
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kmucheke wrote:VituVingiSana wrote:kmucheke wrote:VituVingiSana wrote:kmucheke wrote:Witness tampering in rights abuse suit ‘untrue’, says KakuziQuote:“Kakuzi strongly refutes the accusations by KHRC that they are manipulating witnesses to weaken the human rights cases against Camelia Plc, a major shareholder in the UK,” said Kakuzi in a statement.
KHRC alleged earlier on Wednesday, “Kakuzi has done everything possible to thwart efforts by the affected groups to get justice.” Law firm Leigh Day has said that 79 Kenyans had launched a legal claim in the High Court in London against Camellia for alleged human rights abuses by security guards employed by Kakuzi, its Kenyan subsidiary.
“Kakuzi has been luring unsuspecting claimants to withdraw from the UK suit as well as engaging in unscrupulous compensation of the victims,” the Commission had said. Along Thika Rd there are pineapples for sale on the roadside. They tend to be the same size as those sold in the Del Monte shop. Could this be a coincidence? There are cases of pineapple theft reported by Del Monte. They have a dark past that seems to be worse than Kakuzi's. In the past Del Monte has been accused of unleashing dogs on suspected pineapple thieves and trespassers. Quote:In 1980, a nine-year-old girl was killed when the Del Monte guards unleashed their dogs on her.
Scores of other people have since been attacked and seriously injured by the German Shepherds that guard the 13,500-acre fruit farm which produces 300,000 tonnes of pineapple annually. The pineapples and juices are canned for export to Europe, USA, and Japan. Link
LinkQuote:In 1999, Centro Nuovo Modello di Sviluppo (CNMS), an Italian human rights group, began a campaign for consumers in Italy to boycott Del Monte pineapples after research conducted by the group found conditions at the company's factory to be inferior.This campaign was backed by the Kenya Human Rights Commission, which stated that wages were not enough to meet basic needs, that living quarters and sanitation was "disgraceful," toxic pesticides deemed by the World Health Organization as "Extremely hazardous" and "Highly hazardous" were being used, and that the company was intimidating internal trade union leaders, among other concerns. In the past, Del Monte Royal had asserted that no evidence had been existent to corroborate CNMS' claims of any illness, disease of fatalities resulting from unsafe conditions. Link What would you do to keep (suspected) thieves and trespassers out? Eternal vigilance, till kingdom come. Isn't that what Del Monte was doing? Greedy when others are fearful. Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase Warren Buffett
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Rank: Member Joined: 3/16/2019 Posts: 313
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VituVingiSana wrote:kmucheke wrote:VituVingiSana wrote:kmucheke wrote:VituVingiSana wrote:kmucheke wrote:Witness tampering in rights abuse suit ‘untrue’, says KakuziQuote:“Kakuzi strongly refutes the accusations by KHRC that they are manipulating witnesses to weaken the human rights cases against Camelia Plc, a major shareholder in the UK,” said Kakuzi in a statement.
KHRC alleged earlier on Wednesday, “Kakuzi has done everything possible to thwart efforts by the affected groups to get justice.” Law firm Leigh Day has said that 79 Kenyans had launched a legal claim in the High Court in London against Camellia for alleged human rights abuses by security guards employed by Kakuzi, its Kenyan subsidiary.
“Kakuzi has been luring unsuspecting claimants to withdraw from the UK suit as well as engaging in unscrupulous compensation of the victims,” the Commission had said. Along Thika Rd there are pineapples for sale on the roadside. They tend to be the same size as those sold in the Del Monte shop. Could this be a coincidence? There are cases of pineapple theft reported by Del Monte. They have a dark past that seems to be worse than Kakuzi's. In the past Del Monte has been accused of unleashing dogs on suspected pineapple thieves and trespassers. Quote:In 1980, a nine-year-old girl was killed when the Del Monte guards unleashed their dogs on her.
Scores of other people have since been attacked and seriously injured by the German Shepherds that guard the 13,500-acre fruit farm which produces 300,000 tonnes of pineapple annually. The pineapples and juices are canned for export to Europe, USA, and Japan. Link
LinkQuote:In 1999, Centro Nuovo Modello di Sviluppo (CNMS), an Italian human rights group, began a campaign for consumers in Italy to boycott Del Monte pineapples after research conducted by the group found conditions at the company's factory to be inferior.This campaign was backed by the Kenya Human Rights Commission, which stated that wages were not enough to meet basic needs, that living quarters and sanitation was "disgraceful," toxic pesticides deemed by the World Health Organization as "Extremely hazardous" and "Highly hazardous" were being used, and that the company was intimidating internal trade union leaders, among other concerns. In the past, Del Monte Royal had asserted that no evidence had been existent to corroborate CNMS' claims of any illness, disease of fatalities resulting from unsafe conditions. Link What would you do to keep (suspected) thieves and trespassers out? Eternal vigilance, till kingdom come. Isn't that what Del Monte was doing? Yes vigilance, but without the brutality. Vigilance within the confines of humanity and the law.
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