More than 3,000 former workers of the troubled Karuturi flower farm in Kenaya were surprised to learn of the sale of the firm's after property in the media.
The birds are said to have migrated from Dominion Farms in the neighbouring Siaya County after the proprietor shifted from rice to sugarcane farming.
- The Standard
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25 April 2018
The department of lands in Siaya County has recommended that a portion of the contested Yala swamp lands currently occupied by US-based Dominion Farms be set aside for the community.
In India, Karuturi is being accused of sexual harassment while in Africa his struggling flower business in Kenya and Ethiopia has withered – first over tax arrears and debts and later over land deals gone wrong.
The auction of Karuturi, one of the largest flower firms in the country, marks yet another dark chapter in the company’s dramatic fall from grace
- Business Daily
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06 Mar 2018
Indian businessman Sai Ramakrishna Karuturi has been booked for allegedly sexually harassing a 23-year-old woman staffer of a spa centre in Bengaluru and abusing policemen who rushed to her help.
- Times of India
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23 February 2018
Karuturi Flower Farm in Naivasha has started negotiations for an out of court settlement with its creditors. The move is expected to kick-start the revival of the flower farm which was put under receivership in 2014.
- WatsupAfrica
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26 January 2018
Property worth millions of shillings belonging to Dominion farms is set to be auctioned next week.
- The Standard
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07 December 2017
Le groupe émirati Phoenix a annoncé, le mardi dernier, un investissement de 205 millions $ dans le développement de ses activités au Mozambique, au Bénin, en Côte d’Ivoire et en Inde
- Agence Ecofin
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01 December 2017
Now-sacked employees of Dominion Farms in Siaya County held a peaceful demonstration protesting delayed salaries and benefits.
US company Dominion Group could be preparing to leave Kenya after 15 years of running a multi-billion farming project at Yala in Siaya County as its CEO Calvin Burges has written letters to employees telling them of plans to close down the business.
- The Standard
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17 November 2017
A Siaya County leader and a community lobby group have demanded a thorough audit of an American-owned rice farm's financials before it is allowed to exit the region.
- Business Daily
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13 November 2017