FACTORY HISTORY AND PROFILE

• Mogogosiek Tea Factory Co. Ltd falls within KTDA administration Region V and is located in Mogogosiek Location, Mogogosiek Division of Konoin Sub-County, Bomet County. It is situated 13 km from Litein town and 330 Km from Nairobi.

• The factory was commissioned in 1984 to manufacture black C.T.C tea with an annual installed processing capacity of 8, 000, 000 kgs green leaf. The capacity has since been enhanced and it currently stands at 30, 000, 000 kgs of green leaf per a year.

• The increase in crop production and to cater for the wide catchment, two satellite factories, Kobel and Boito were commissioned in September, 2009 and January, 2016 respectively.

Catchment Growers and Hectareage

• Mogogosiek catchment’s area has a total of 33,128 registered growers with a total of 5,576.95 Ha under tea, giving an average farm size of 0.25Ha.

• With the favourable rains and good tea husbandry, the factory catchment has potential for more tea planting and production. There are plans to build three more satellite factories namely; Kamungei, Kiptenden and Embomos Tea Factories.

Factory Management

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

FACTORY CORPORATE VISION, MISSION, VALUES and quality policy

Vision

To be the leading management and marketing company of high quality tea products in the world

Mission

To provide effective management services to the tea sector for efficient production, processing and marketing of high quality tea and investing in related profitable ventures for the benefit of the shareholders and other stakeholders.

CORE VALUES

1. Equal opportunity employer
2. Working together as a team
3. Customer focused
4. Uphold high standards of ethical practices
5. Socially responsible

RAIN FOREST ALLIANCE

Mogogosiek Tea Factory Co. Ltd is R.A. certified.  We are looking forward 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.

FOOD SAFETY & QUALITY POLICY

Mogogosiek 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. We are ISO 9001:2015 and 22000:2018 certified.

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

GRADES MADE.

BLACK CTC                  

• • PFI
  • BPI.
  • PD
  • DI
  • FI

• TMF                                       

• TMF 2

MARKET OUTLETS.

1. FARMERS
2. KETEPA.
3. AUCTION – MOMBASA
4. DIRECT SALES

GREEN LEAF PRODUCTION

CHALLENGES AMONG TEA FARMERS

1. High Energy Costs
2. Low/Fluctuating tea prices in the global market
3. High cost of inputs and services
4. Adoption of good plucking standards vis-à-vis escalating costs of plucking.
5. Poor leaf quality as a result of green leaf hawking and poor roads.
6. High cost of machinery ( to be VAT exempted)

FUTURE PLANS

Hydro electric power in partnership with other factories so as to reduce the electricity cost.

Automation of all processes so as to reduce on labour cost.

Product diversification to tap new markets (e.g. orthodox teas)

Plans are underway to construct three other factories.

TEA ACT IMPLEMENTATION STATUS

1. New board has taken over.
2. Fertilizer has been issued to farmers, (farmers didn’t get enough).
3. Initial green leaf payment has been increased to Ksh. 20 from Ksh. 18, and plans are underway to ensure payment is done at the beginning of each month.
4. Price stabilization funds have been set aside.

FACTORY CONTACTS:

MOGOGOSIEK TEA FACTORY CO. LTD,

P.O BOX 944-20200,

KERICHO.

TEL: 0713798022

Email- [email protected]

Factory Directors