A bold new documentary is challenging the legacy of colonial-era tea plantations in Kenya, exposing the enduring economic and social inequalities tied to their history. The film delves into how these vast estates, established under British rule, continue to shape labor practices and land ownership decades after independence. By centering the voices of workers and descendants of displaced communities, the project aims to uncover the hidden costs of Kenya’s most lucrative agricultural export. Critics and historians are already calling it a necessary reckoning with a chapter of history often overlooked in national narratives.
The filmmaker taking on Kenya’s colonised tea plantations
