Kiru Tea Factory

FACTORY PROFILE.

Kiru Tea Factory Co. Ltd is a KTDA-managed and is one of the (9) Factories in region two. It was commissioned on 23^rd June 1993 with 16 buying centers and 2, 330 registered growers. The factory now serves 52 buying centers with over 8,400 tea farmers and approximately 45,000 direct dependants.

It is situated at the windward slopes of Aberdare ranges at 0037”09 Degrees South of Equator and 36”18’4” degrees east of meridian at a height of 2032 M above sea level.

Kiru Tea Factory Company Limited is located in Mathioya District of Murang’a County. It comprises the whole of Kiru Location and parts of Gacharage-ini Sub-location, parts of Kamacharia and Kamune sub-location of Kamacharia Location. Mathioya, Thuruthuru and Rwarai are the rivers traversing the catchment.

The factory is governed by six (6) Directors elected by the tea farmers. Their roles are policy making and governance, contracting managing agent, Authorizing procurements (goods/services), and approving annual budgets/accounts.

The scope of the integrated management system is provision of agricultural services, receipt of green leaf, manufacture, packaging and dispatch of black tea.

The Food safety scope covers the Made Black Tea processed through Field Services; Green leaf reception, withering, CTC/Orthodox, Fermentation, Drying, Sorting, Packing and Dispatch at Kiru Tea Factory.

The provisions to all activities of Kiru Tea Factory which include:-

Field Services
Production to dispatch
Accounts/stores
ICT
Human resources/administration
Maintenance

Number of Growers currently – 8,400

Total Bushes – 14,501,982

Potential Area – 4050Ha.

Area under Tea – 3600Ha.

Total Capacity – 90,000Kgs GL/day (20,000 KgsMT/ day)

Total throughput of C.T.C. – 6,800 Kgs GL per Hour (1600Kgs MT/Hr)

Annual Capacity – 20 Million Kgs. (4.5M Kgs MT)

Black Orthodox Throughput – 250kgs MT/Hr

Total Black Orthodox annual capacity- 900,000Kgs MT/Yr

BUYING CENTRES

Operational Coded 52

Operational Not Coded 21

COMPANY’S MISSION STATEMENT:

“To provide efficient and effective services to the smallholder tea farmers in production, leaf collection and processing of high quality teas for the benefit of the shareholders and other stakeholders.”

COMPANY’S VISION STATEMENT:

“To be the leading producer of high quality tea products in the world.”

COMPANY’S CORE VALUES

Customer focused.
Uphold high standards of ethical practices.
Socially responsible.
Equal opportunity employer.
Working together as a team.

We are certified in ISO 9001:2015, ISO 22000:2005 and Rainforest Alliance.

FOOD SAFETY & QUALITY POLICY

Kiru Tea Factory is a responsible corporate citizen and Food Processing Company committed to efficient services to the small scale tea growers through field services, Processing and Dispatching high Quality and safe tea that meet the customer statutory and other regulatory requirements.

Our Key Objectives are to:-

Meet and exceed the needs and expectations of our customers and other interested parties.
Maintain effective and efficient processes
Eliminate or reduce the food safety hazards and withdrawals of our products.

Maintain adequate internal as well as external communication of our policy and food safety issues at all levels of the organization and the

food chain.
Review the system for continued suitability and continual improvement.

This policy is guided by ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 22000:2005 International standards requirements.

GREEN LEAF PRODUCTION

YEAR FACTORY MADE TEA

2010/2011 13,964,607.90 3,400,784.25

2011/2012 14,991,486.41 3,439,864.25

2012/2013 19,415,844.26 4,391,337.75

2013/2014 21,222,490.50 4,794,947.90

2014/2015 19,335,381.64 4,598,208.10

2015/2016 21,828,156.50 5,102,855.50

2016/2017 16,617,995.30 4,011,802.25

2017/2018 18,638,450.60 4,328,324.00

2018/2019 18,888,047.40 4,375,982.30

2019/2020 24,041,833.40 5,325,466.90

2020/2021 19,849,562.46 4,486,329.05

GREEN LEAF PAYMENT

Green leaf payments are based on monthly deliveries and cumulative annual deliveries.

Monthly – current initial payment Ksh 21.00 per kilogram of green leaf.

ANNUAL – PAYMENT.

YEAR OT 1^ST PAYMENT 2^nd PAYMENT TOTAL (KSHS/KG/GL) AV.PRICE (USD)

2010/2011 24.44 12 35.10 47.10/= 3.00

2011/2012 23.18 12.5 37.00 49.50/= 3.27

2012/2013 22.95 14 30.00 44.00/= 3.43

2013/2014 22.59 14 18.00 32.00/= 2.45

2014/2015 23.78 14 30.00 44.00/= 2.72

2015/2016 23.38 14 38.50 52.50/= 3.12

2016/2017 24.14 15 51.00 66.00/= 3.40

2017/2018 23.22 15 40.50 55.50/= 3.36

2018/2019 23.17 16 28.00 44.00/= 2.75

2019/2020 22.15 16 20.50 36.50/= 2.52

2020/2021 22.60 21 17.00 38.00/=

CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY

Kiru Tea Factory Co. Ltd is committed to the implementation and maintenance of climate change mitigation and adaptation measures within our factory and the entire catchment’s area through a highly structured mechanism by maintaining tree nurseries, planting indigenous tree in schools, institutions, churches and conducting tree planting days.

In order to achieve this, factory will:-

Ø Protect riparian strips by advising farmers to plant indigenous trees

Ø Provide indispensable resources

Ø Promote good agricultural practices (GAP)

Ø Develop and implement an energy policy and management system

Ø Develop and implement a waste management system

Ø Capacity building on climate change for all staff, farmers and stakeholders

Ø Liaising and partnering with other stakeholders

Ø Training farmers on the need for diversification

RAIN FOREST ALLIANCE

Kiru Tea Factory Co. Ltd has already undergone R.A. recertification audit to which we managed to retain the certificate now based on the four principles. However there is need for continuous sensitization as to various requirements and grower commitments made during the internal audit by lead farmers.

Factory Directors