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Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>The government has admitted that the rising electricity tariffs coupled with high airfreight charges are impacting negatively on horticulture growth in the country.<\/p>\n

To this end, the State promised that it would engage stakeholders in the airline, electricity and farming sectors to review the current prices.<\/p>\n

This came as farmers challenged the government to review electricity tariffs terming the current charges as the highest in the region.<\/p>\n

According to Labor CS Florence Bore, the floriculture sector was critical to the county\u2019s economy due to the foreign exchange and employment generated.<\/p>\n

Bore admitted that the high cost of electricity and airfreight charges were major challenges that the government was keen to address.<\/p>\n

Speaking after visiting Naivasha-based Van-Den-Berg Roses, Bore said that she would raise the issue with the President, following requests by flower farmers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a listening government and we shall make sure that we look into the issues of the high cost of cargo charges and the rising electricity tariffs,\u201d she said on Friday.<\/p>\n

While praising the farm that has over 1,000 workers, the CS added that the ministry would operationalise the Wages Council to deal with issues of salary increment and working conditions.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor years Labour Day has been conducted in Nairobi and it was time the ceremony was devolved to counties so that we can get to know workers’ challenges,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

On his part, the CEO Agricultural Employers Association (AEA) Wesley Siele said that airfreight charges had doubled since the outbreak of the pandemic.<\/p>\n

He noted that though some farmers were now opting to use sea freight to export their flowers, this too had its complications.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince the outbreak of the pandemic, cargo charges have never stabilized and have risen from 1.5 to 2.9 Euros per kilo which is too expensive for farmers,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Siele at the same time called for a review of electricity tariffs adding that this was affecting production in the country which accounted for 40 percent of flowers in the EU market.<\/p>\n

The Human Resource manager of Van-Den-Berg George Onyango said that farmers exporting their produce to the EU had to adhere to set standards from the government and the consumers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis farm is Fair-Trade certified and despite various challenges facing the sector, we are keen to make sure that the workers’ plight and remuneration are addressed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Others who spoke were the Commissioner for Labor Hellen Opiyo who said that a lot had been achieved in the country with cases of industrial strikes dropping sharply.<\/p>\n

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