Business Daily | by Victor Juma
Agricultural firm Kakuzi spent Sh137.4 million on lawyers in the year ended December to defend itself against charges that its employees carried out human rights abuses including rape and violence.
The expense is disclosed in the company’s latest annual report. The Nairobi Securities Exchange-listed firm, alongside its parent company Camellia Plc, was sued in the United Kingdom by law firm Leigh Day which represented victims in Kenya and Malawi.
Camellia owns a 50.7 percent stake in Kakuzi, giving it…
