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CJ Koome to appoint bench to hear appeal on sale of Lipton, James Finlay

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James Finlays Tea Estate in Kericho County. [Julius Chepkwony, Standard]

Chief Justice Martha Koome has said she will constitute a three-judge bench to hear and determine an appeal seeking to stop the sale of Lipton and James Finlay Tea companies to a foreign investor.

A letter from the Court of Appeal stated that the appeal dated June 12, 2024, seeking to halt the sale of the tea estates to Browns PLC has been certified as urgent.

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