Japanese Ambassador to Kenya, Ken Okaniwa, paid a courtesy visit to the County Government of Bomet this morning. This visit follows discussions initiated by Bomet county Governor Prof. Hillary Barchok during his recent visit to the ambassador’s office. The visit underscores the commitment to fostering collaboration and mutual development between Japan and Bomet County, with…
Kenya is the world’s leading producer of tea, and nearly all teas produced is brisk black tea processed by over 100 factories using cut-tear-curl (CTC) method and exported mainly as bulk tea. Chebango Tea Factory is one of the newest factories in Kenya. Our vision is to manufacture world-class tea. Our mission is to effectively…
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Kapkoros Tea Factory Co. Ltd. was incorporated under the Companies Act (Cap 486) by registrar of companies on 11th February 1977 and construction work started the same year. It was commissioned in 1976 by the late his Excellency President Jomo Kenyatta to serve the then emerging small scale tea farmers in the region of the…
Tirgaga Factory originated from Kapkoros and was built in 2003.It started operations on17th August 2006 on trial basis but gradually became fully operational in month of September 2006. It was commissioned for operations on 12th May 2007. Tirgaga Tea Factory serves 15019 active growers. Tirgaga Tea Factory Co. Ltd is one of the KTDA managed…
The main economic activity in Bomet is agriculture. Tea is mostly grown in the eastern region of the district bordering the Mau forest. Farmers in the tea producing region sell their produce to KTDA (Kenya Tea Development Agency) factories such as those at Kapset, Mogogosiek, Rororok, Kapkoros and Tirgaga located in Bomet county. There are…