Factory Location:

• Rianyamwamu Tea Factory is situated 15 Kms from Kisii town.
• It is 330 Kms to the west of Nairobi measured along Narok, Bomet, Kaplong, Keroka and Kisii. (5 Kms off Keroka – Kisii road at Kegati Junction).

Global Location:

• 36N 9919332S and 0699572E (S00.72946 Degree E034.798340 Degree

Altitude:

• 1801 metres above sea level.

Natural Features:

• The factory is located in Kisii central district which lies to the South west of Kericho Town; west of Mau Escarpment; west of the great Masai Mara game reserve and east of Lake Victoria giving wet and warm weather.

Soils:

• Volcanic reddish brown latosols mostly ferrasols and nitrosols

Climate:

• Temperature average 13.5 degree Celsius maximum 25 degree Celsius
• The average amount of rainfall is 2000 mm per annum and well distributed all year round but characterized by bi-modal rainfall pattern with long rains during April-May and short rains during September-November.

Management:

• Rianyamwamu is a satellite of Kiamokama tea factory and therefore it shares the board of directors Of Kiamokama.

Commissioning:

• The factory was commissioned on 1 June, Year 2011.

Clones of tea:

• It manufactures black CTC teas.

Capacity:

• The factory is designed to handle 5 million kilograms of green tea leaves per annum.
• Technology applied includes: withering with variable speed drives, continuous fermenting system, vibro fluidized bed drying

Number of Growers:

• The factory shares 5995 growers with Kiamokama Tea Factory.

Contacts:

Postal Address: P.O. Box 374-20400, Keroka

Telephone: 020-2392934

Email: [email protected]

Factory Directors