Also known as: KTDA Holding · KTDA-managed · KTDA National · KTDA-managed factories · KTDA factories · KTDA managed factory
KTDA — organization managing smallholder tea factories in Kenya, with factories selling through Mombasa auctions and operating hydro power projects.
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The Standard
… In last week’s auction, Kenya’s 9,424.6 tonnes of tea generated Sh2.8 billion, with Sh2.1 billion of the total amounted generated by Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) factories.Data from the auction indicate that out of the 10,300 tonnes traded as KTDA-managed factories, 6,600 …
Rwanda tea earns higher auction prices as Kenya lagsThe Standard
… A farmer bribes a KTDA clerk to inflate his tea kilos; stealing from his neighbours. …
To prosper, our country needs truly value-driven citizenryCapital News
… n Wajir County, the President said the initiative will empower pastoral communities to move beyond traditional livestock keeping and become shareholders in enterprises that process, market, and add value to livestock products. “Just as tea farmers own their factories through KTDA …
Ruto announces Sh5bn Livestock Investment Company plan for 21 ASAL countiesThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeSenate Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot has called on Bomet Governor Hillary Barchok and Senator Hillary Sigei to put aside their political differences and work together to resolve the land issues that have delayed KTDA's Kipsonoi hydro power project. …
Bomet governor, senator urged to end rivalry, fast-track hydro power projectThe Standard
… In the market, the factories under KTDA management that achieved the premier price were Gathuthi (Sh424 per kilo), Mununga (Sh424 per kg), Imenti (Sh399 per kilo), Kimunye (Sh396 per kilo), and Kiegoi (Sh398 per kilo). …
KTDA factories net Sh1.3b at the weekly auctionTea factory management has declared reduced bonus payments to farmers for 2025/2026 following the supply of over 1.09 billion kilograms of green leaf, citing challenges including closure of the Strait of Hormuz disrupting shipping routes, high petroleum costs, and the introduction of a 0.8 per cent export levy on tea.
30 September 2026 · The Standard →
Tea factory management has declared reduced bonus payments to farmers for 2025/2026 following the supply of over 1.09 billion kilograms of green leaf, citing challenges including closure of the Strait of Hormuz disrupting shipping routes, high petroleum costs, and the introduction of a 0.8 per cent export levy on tea.
30 September 2026 · The Standard →
Smallholder tea factories netted Sh919,557,408 from the auction of 2,592,128 kg of made tea through the Mombasa Tea Auction, with factories continuing to secure lucrative prices despite low supply offers as the market expects high demand ahead of the cold season.
29 September 2026 · The Standard →
The Mombasa tea auction traded 6.5 million kgs of made tea from four East African countries, with Kenya's KTDA factories and independent producers contributing 5.2 million kgs. KTDA-managed factories netted Sh1.015 billion from the auction, with 26 smallholder factories achieving premium prices above Sh388.29 per kg.
13 September 2026 · The Standard →
Rukuriri Tea Factory in Embu has introduced value-added flavoured teas in tea bags—Premium Kenyan Black CTC Tea, Premium Kenya Ginger Tea, and Premium Kenya Lemon Tea—to increase consumption and improve payments to its 10,000 growers. KTDA National Chairman Enos Njeru called on government and supermarkets to support local tea consumption as an economic growth strategy.
11 September 2026 · The Standard →
About 99,000 metric tonnes of fertiliser have arrived at Mombasa port for smallholder tea farmers, expected to benefit around 800,000 farmers across the country. The consignment is the first of three shipments arriving this month and will be transported via the Standard Gauge Railway to Nairobi before distribution to tea factories and farmers.
8 September 2026 · The Standard →
Tea farmers in the Mt Kenya region ignored a planned national strike and continued plucking, choosing instead to address grievances through end-of-year factory meetings. The strike had called for director resignations, scrapping of tea levies, audits of factory debts, and halting factory upgrades, but farmers said issues should be deliberated during annual general meetings rather than through strike action.
24 August 2026 · The Standard →
KTDA has dismissed documents circulating on social media about factory loans and governance as unverified, as farmers plan to petition for the removal of directors over alleged unexplained loans. The organization urged stakeholders to ignore the false information and called for constructive scrutiny based on authenticated documents.
19 August 2026 · The Standard →
Tea and coffee sales reached Sh2.60 billion at last week's auctions in Mombasa and Nairobi, a slight increase from the previous week's Sh1.816 billion. KTDA-managed factories and small stakeholders improved earnings as prices rose, with 13 factories achieving above Sh387 per kilo compared to seven in the prior week.
18 August 2026 · The Standard →
Gatundu South MP Gabriel Kagombe and Lamu Woman Representative Muthoni Marubu Monicah have withdrawn from the ruling UDA, citing unfulfilled promises, political exclusion, and frustrations with party leadership. Kagombe blamed the government for failing to deliver development projects to his constituents, particularly citing stalled Mau Mau roads that have hindered farmers' ability to transport produce.
11 August 2026 · The Standard →
A senior manager at KTDA's Rorok Factory narrowly escaped injury after a mob of residents in Konoin Sub-county, Bomet County, attacked his vehicle on Monday, mistakenly believing its occupants were car thieves. Police responded to reports of mob justice and dispersed about 100 residents who had damaged the white Mercedes-Benz and injured one occupant.
30 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
At last week's Mombasa tea auction, Rwandan tea achieved an average of Sh354.75 per kilogramme compared to Kenyan tea at Sh299.28 per kg. Kenya's 9,424.6 tonnes generated Sh2.8 billion, while Rwanda sold 552 tonnes for Sh196.1 million; some Kenyan factories' tea went unsold as buyers and sellers failed to agree on prices.
26 June 2026 · The Standard →
An opinion piece argues that Kenya's progress requires citizens to abandon tribalism, corruption and bribery, and embrace habits of honesty and fairness taught across families, schools and religious institutions.
22 June 2026 · The Standard →
President William Ruto announced a Sh5 billion County Livestock Investment Company initiative to enable more than 350,000 pastoralists across 21 Arid and Semi-Arid Lands counties to establish and own livestock investment companies that process, market, and add value to livestock products. The scheme aims to provide access to markets, financing, insurance, and value-addition opportunities, with the first phase expected to improve livelihoods of more than two million household members in pastoral regions.
1 June 2026 · Capital News →
Senate Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot has called on Bomet Governor Hillary Barchok and Senator Hillary Sigei to resolve land issues delaying KTDA's Kipsonoi hydro power project, which has burdened smallholder tea farmers with high electricity costs for the last 12 years.
11 May 2026 · The Standard →
Smallholder tea factories under KTDA management fetched Sh1.37 billion after 4.1 million kilograms of tea sold at the Mombasa Tea Auction, with premium prices ranging from Sh424 to Sh387 per kilogram across the leading factories.
2 May 2026 · The Standard →