2019 KTDA Tea Bonus payment rates per factory in Kenya

Tea growers who supply their green leaves to the Kenya Tea Development Authority, KTDA, are crying foul after the Agency announced low rates per Kilogram in the bonus payments. This payments are for green leaves delivered to KTDA between 1st July, 2018 and 30th June, 2019. The figures are far much lower than what the farmers received last year.

Specialty teas are a type of teas which are manufactured differently from other teas by way of gradually rolling and drying the fermented green leaf into smaller sizes without breaking the leaf, unlike the more conventional Cut-Tear-Curl (CTC) method.

Here are the Approved payment rates per factory countrywide:

S/NO.	FACTORY NAME	REGION	2019 BONUS PAY PER KILO (KSh)
1	Kiamokama	Kisii	11.50
2	Eberege	Kisii	12.30
3	Ogembo	Kisii	12.30
4	Rianyamwamu	Kisii	11.50
5	Nyamache	Kisii	14.40
6	Itumbe	Kisii	14.40
7	Rukuriri	Central	39.20
8	Mungania	Central	37
9	Imenti	Central	36
10	Githongo	Entral	35.10
11	Kagwe	Central	35
12	Kathanga	Central	35
13	Kiambaa	Central	34.50
14	Kionyo	Central	33
15	Mataara	Central	31.30
16	Kinoro	Central	31.15
17	Theta	Central	31.10
18	Weru	Central	31.05
19	Gachege	Central	30.10
20	Gatunguri	Central	29.20
21	Githambo	Central	27.75
22	Makomboki	Central	36.50
23	Gacharage	Central	37.10
24	Ngeere	Central	37.15
25	Ikumbi	Central	35.50
26	Njunu	Central	34.40
27	Kangaita	Central	36.05
28	Imenti	Central	36.0
29	Rorok	Rift Valley	20
30	Kapset	Rift Valley	20
31	Boito	Rift Valley	20
32	Kobel	Rift Valley	20
33	Tegat	Rift Valley	20
34	Toror	Rift Valley	20
35	Chelal	Rift Valley	20
36	Mogosiek	Rift Valley	20
37	Litein	Rift Valley	20
38	Kiegoi	Central	29
39	Momul	Central	28.20
40	Kanyenya	Central	28.10
41	Kiru	Central	28
42	Michi	Central	26.05

KTDA blames the low payout on the reduction in tea prices in the World market.

Black CTC teas The tea that is most commonly consumed in Kenya is processed using the unique Cut-Tear-Curl (CTC) method of manufacture which produces black granular particles. KTDA produces 4 primary grades of black CTC tea based on the size of the granule particle.

KTDA recommends farmers pluck ‘two leaves and a bud’ for the reason that these contain high concentrations of chemicals called ‘Catechins’ that are responsible for producing the distinctive flavor, rich aroma and bright colors that good quality tea exhibits.

2019 KTDA Tea Bonus payment rates per factory in Kenya

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