[Source: Business Daily, by Victor Juma]
Agricultural firm Kakuzi has been sued in the United Kingdom for alleged human rights abuses, exposing the company to the risk of hefty fines and reparations to the victims.
The Nairobi Securities Exchange-listed firm is already incurring costs of defending itself in the UK legal system.
The matter was first disclosed by its Kent-based parent company Camellia PLC which said it had been sued over assault and sexual misconduct conducted by employees in its African operations but did not mention Kakuzi specifically…
