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Blooms of abuse: Why Kenya's flower exports risk EU ban

A worker from Naivasha based Maridadi flower farm works on roses for exports to the European Market which has opened up after easing the Covid-19 regulations. [File, Standard]

In the cool, high-altitude fields surrounding Lake Naivasha, millions of vibrant roses are cultivated, destined to symbolise love and celebration on European dinner tables.

But for workers like Mary Wanja* (not her real name) who nurture and harvest these blooms, the reality is far from rosy, a new groundbreaking report reveals.

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