Nairobi, April 10 -- Agricultural firm Kakuzi added 188 jobs last year, coinciding with the period profits more than doubled on increased production and sales.

Kakuzi discloses in the latest annual report that it closed the financial year ended December 2022 with 3,433 employees, up from 3,245 in the previous year. The category of workers classified as other unionisable employees jumped from 3,245 to 3,435 as those in management positions also rose by six to hit 70.

The rise in the number of employees under the two categories more than compensated for the fall in permanent unionisable employees from 761 to 731.

The latest staff count is, however, yet to match that of 2020 when Kakuzi added 753 jobs to close the year with 3,760. Kakuzi'...