Kakuzi parent company faces claims in UK for Africa abuses
Tuesday, May 19, 2020 0:01
By VICTOR JUMA
Kakuzi has over the years battled various claims and charges.
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The parent company of Kakuzi Limited #ticker:KUKZ, Kent-based Camellia Plc, is bracing itself for claims running into hundreds of millions of shillings arising from alleged human rights abuses in its African operations.
“As we stated in our trading update of January 2020, Camellia and a number of its subsidiary companies have received notification of claims to be made in the UK relating to allegations made by multiple individuals concerning two of those companies' African operations,” the multinational said in disclosures to its investors.
“Various claims have been submitted against the group in relation to different litigations,” Kakuzi says in its latest annual report.
Kakuzi has over the years battled various claims and charges, including allegations that it is the beneficiary of thousands of acres of land that was originally acquired illegally from locals during the colonial days.
