Africa Tea Convention and Exhibition 2024
Harmony in a cup; promoting tea for people and planet
9TH - 11TH October 2024
Kigali Conference & Exhibition Village
Kigali, Rwanda

Member Countries

EATTA Board of Directors

A.D. SeweA.D. Sewe
Chairman

A. HusseinA. Hussein
Vice Chairman
G. OmugaG. Omuga
Managing Director
R. KoechR. Koech
R.A. OlondeR.A. Olonde
D. MutanganaD. Mutangana 
G. MugabeG. Mugabe
R. MwadimeR. Mwadime  
Samuel KarimaS. Karima
B. MutugiB. Mutugi
Alice KithikaA. Kithika  
F. Muthamia F. Muthamia 
P. KimangaP. Kimanga
A. GirukwishakaA. Girukwishaka
J. MoturiJ. Moturi
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East Africa Tea Trade Association Contact Information

Embassy Contacts for Tea Export and Country Locations

EGYPT
KENYA EGYPT
Physical Address: Othaya Road, Kileleshwa
Postal Address: P. O. BOX 30285 - 00100,
NAIROBI
Telephone Nos.: +254 (0) 20 3870360 / 3870298 / 3870278
Fax No.: +254 (0) 20 3870383
Email: /
H.E. Mr. Mahmoud Ali T. Mahmoud
Ambassador
(Credentials – 09/09/2014)
Mrs. Heba Elabd
Mrs. Dina Mahmoud Sabry
Second Secretary/ Deputy Head of Mission
Kenya Embassy, Cairo
60 Al Kanal Street, Maadi
P. O. Box 362 Cairo, Egypt
Telephone: +202 23592159 / 23581260
Fax: + 202 23580713 / 23581260
Email: /
Website: www.kenemb-cairo.com
Other countries of Accreditation: Morocco, Tunisia Algeria and Eritrea
Ambassador: H.E. Maj-Gen. Joff Otieno
PAKISTAN
KENYA PAKISTAN
Physical Address: St. Michael’s Road, Off Church Road, Off Waiyaki Way, Westlands
Postal Address : P. O. BOX 30045 - 00100, NAIROBI
Telephone Nos.: +254 (0) 20 - 4443911 /12-0723765555-LYDIA
Fax No.: +254 (0) 20 – 4446507
Email: /
H.E. Raza Bashir Tarar
High Commissioner
(Credentials; September 15, 2015)
Mr.Shahbaz M. Malik
Counsellor
Mr. M. Saleem Ullah Khan
First Secretary
Kenya High Commission, Islamabad
Plot No. 1-2-3, Street No. 27, Ramna 5
Diplomatic Enclave Islamabad
P. O. Box 2097, Islamabad, Pakistan
Telephone: +92-51-2601504-06 Fax: +92-51-2601507
Email:
Website: www.kenyahighcommission.com.pk
Charge D’affaires A.I.: Mr. Harrison Kinyanjui
UNITED KINGDOM
KENYA UNITED KINGDOM
Physical Address: Upper Hill, Upper Hill Road
Postal Address: P. O. BOX 30465 - 00100, NAIROBI
Telephone No.: +254 (0) 20 – 2844000
Fax Nos.: +254 (0) 20 – 2844033 (chancery)
+254 (0) 20 – 2844088 (corporate services/ press & public affairs)
+254 (0) 20 – 2844296 (UN section)
+254 (0) 20 – 2844003 (political section)
+254 (0) 20 – 2844111 (UKBA)
+254 (0) 20 – 2844325 (SOCALA)
+254 (0) 20 – 2844069 (RALON)
+254 (0) 20 – (RSC)
Emails: (general email)
(chancery)
(customer service help desk) (press & public affairs)
(corporate services)
(communications section)
(UN section)
(UKBA section)
Kenya High Commission, London
45 Portland Place
London, Wi B Las, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44-020-76362371 19
Fax: +44 -020-73236717
Email:
Website: www.kenyahighcommission.net
Other countries of Accreditation: Switzerland
High Commissioner: H.E. Mr. Lazarus Amayo
SAUDI ARABIA
KENYA SAUDI ARABIA
Embassy of Yemen
Physical Address: Off Kabarnet Road and Corner Ngong
Postal Address: P. O. BOX 44642 - 00100, NAIROBI
Telephone Nos.: +254 (0) 20 – 2145670
Email:
Chargé D’Affaires: Amb. Mohamed Abdulkarim. A. Assad
Kenya Embassy, Riyadh
Diplomatic Quarters
P. O. Box 94358
Code 11693, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Telephone: +966-1-4881238,4882484
Fax: +966-1-4882629
Email: ,
Other countries of Accreditation: Republic of Iraq, Republic of Yemen, Bahrain
Ambassador: H.E. Mr. Mohamud Ali Saleh
POLAND
KENYA POLAND
HONORARY CONSULATE OF THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND
Postal Address : P. O. BOX 84385 - 80100, MOMBASA
Telephone Nos.: +254 (0) 41 - 2227005 / 2228916 / 2227127 / 2222972
Fax No.: +254 (0) 41 - 2229095
Mobile No.: +254 (0) - 722 411991
Email:
Mr. Reshadi Noor Honorary Consul
Kenya Embassy,
Rome Viale Luca Gaurico, 205 00143, Rome, Italy
Telephone: +39-06-8082717/14/18
Fax: +39-06-8082707
Email: /
Website: www.embassyofkenya.it
Other countries of Accreditation: Poland, Greece, Malta, Cyprus
Ambassador: H.E. Ms. Josephine W. Gaita
SUDAN
KENYA THE SUDAN
Embassy of the Republic of Sudan
Kabarnet Road, Off Ngong Road
P.O. Box 48784, Nairobi 00100
Tel: 020-2686868 /888
Fax: 020-2643586
Email:
Ambassador: H.E. Mr. Elisadig Abdalla Elias Diab
Kenya Embassy,
Khartoum Premises No. 516 Block 1 West Giraif, Street 60
P. O. Box 8242, Khartoum, Sudan 18
Telephone: +249-1-55772800/01
Fax: +249-1-55772802
Email: /
Ambassador: H.E. Mr. Aron Suge
UGANDA
KENYA UGANDA
HIGH COMMISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA
Physical Address: Riverside Paddocks, Off Riverside Drive
Postal Address: P.O. BOX 60853 - 00200, NAIROBI
Telephone Nos.: +254 (0) 20 – 4445420 /4449096 /2651516
Fax No.: +254 (0) 20 – 4443772
Email: /
Website: www.ugahicom.co.ke
H.E. Mrs. Angelina Chogo Wapakhabulo
High Commissioner & Permanent Representative to UNEP & UN-Habitat
(Credentials – 28/09/2009; Arrival 03/08/2009)
Amb. Rosemary Semafumu Mukasa Deputy High Commissioner & Deputy Permanent Representative to UNEP and UN-Habitat Mr.Paul Kasule-Mukasa
Kenya High Commission, Kampala
Plot No. 41, Nakasero Road
P.O. Box 5220, Kampala, Uganda
Telephone: 006-41-258232/5/6
Fax: 006-41-258239
Email: /
High Commissioner: H.E. Maj. Gen (Rtd) Geoffrey Okanga
TANZANIA
KENYA TANZANIA
CONSULATE OF THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
Physical Address: 12th Floor, TSS Towers, Nkurumah Road
Postal Address: P. O. BOX 1422, MOMBASA
Telephone No.: +254 (0) 41 – 2228595
Fax No.: +254 (0) 41 – 2222837
Email:
Mr. Yahya Haji Jecha
Vice Consul General Mrs. Aziza Kassim Ali
Kenya High Commission, Dar-Es-Salaam Ali Hassan Mwinyi/Kaunda Drive Junction, Oysterbay
P. O. Box 5231, Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania
Tel.: +255 22 2668285/6, +255 689 141416
Fax: +255 22 2668213
Email: ;
Website: www.kenyahighcomtz.org
High Commissioner: H.E. Mr. Chirau Ali Mwakwere
RWANDA
KENYA RWANDA
HIGH COMMISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF RWANDA
Physical Address : Limuru Road, Gigiri
Postal Address : P. O. BOX 30619 - 00100, NAIROBI
Telephone Nos.: +254 (0) 20 - 7121321 /2
Fax No.: +254 (0) 20 - 7121324
Mobile No.: +254 (0) 735 600537 /722 207844
Email: /
Website: www.kenya.embassy.gov.rw
H.E. Mr. James Kimonyo
High Commissioner
(Credentials; April 22, 2015)
Mr. Ephraim Murenzi
First Counsellor
Mr. Peter Matsiko
First Secretary
Kenya High Commission, Kigali
Chancery Plot No. 1716 Kacyiru Avenue De L’umuganda
P.O Box 6159, Kacyiru, Kigali, Rwanda
Tel.: +250-583332-6 / (+250) 7888306227
Email: /
High Commissioner: H.E. Mr. John Mwangemi
BURUNDI
KENYA BURUNDI
Embassy of the Republic of Burundi
COOP Trust Plaza, Upper Hill (Off Bunyala Road)
P.O. Box 61165, Nairobi 00200
Tel: 020-310826/8
Mobile: +254 (0) 723545285
Fax: 020-310827
Email:
Ambassador: H.E. Maj. Gen. Godfroid Niyombare
Kenya Embassy, Bujumbura
P.T.A. Bank Building, 2nd Floor, West Wing
Chaussée Du Prince Louis Rwagasore, Burundi
B.P. 5138, Mutanga
Telephone: +257-22-258160/62/63/67
Fax: +257-22-258161
Email: Website: www.kenyaembassyburundi.com
Chargé D’affaires, A.I.: Ms. Njambi Kinyungu
IRAN
KENYA IRAN
Physical Address: Dennis Pritt Road, Off State House Road
Postal Address: P.O. BOX 49170 - 00100, NAIROBI
Telephone Nos.: +254 (0) 20 – 2627811 /2344215 /2323241
Fax No.: +254 (0) 20 – 2172617 /2172609
Mobile No.: +254 (0) 722 974421
Email:
Ambassador, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary & Permanent Representative to UN-Habitat & UNEP H.E. Dr. Mr. Hadi Farajvand
(Credentials – 08/12/2015; Arrival - )
Mr. Seyed Ali Niavarani
First Counsellor
Mrs. Nafiseh Niavarani
Mr. Kourosh Pour Karimi
Second Secretary (Financial Affairs)
Mrs. Narges Pour Karimi
Kenya Embassy, Tehran
No. 17, Giti Bourlevard, Golestan Bourlevard, Off African Avenue
P. O. Box 19395/4566, Tehran, Iran
Telephone: +98-21-2204-9355/ 22023234
Fax: +98-21-22048619/22025792
Email: /
Ambassador: H.E. Ms. Rukia Sugow
INDIA
KENYA INDIA
HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA
Physical Address: Jeevan Bharati Building, Harambee Avenue
Postal Address: P. O. BOX 30074 - 00100, NAIROBI Telephone Nos.: +254 (0) 20 – 2222566 /7 Fax No.: +254 (0) 20 - 2211164
Email:
Website: hcinairobi.co.ke H.E. Mrs. Suchitra Durai High Commissioner & Permanent Representative to UNEP & UN-Habitat
(Credentials – October 15, 2015)
Amb. (Rtd) R. Swaminathan
Mr. Sushil Kumar Singhal
Deputy High Commissioner & Deputy Permanent Representative to UNEP & UN-Habitat
Kenya High Commission, New Delhi 34, Paschimi Marg,
Vasant Vhihar New Delhi - 110057, India
Telephone: +91-11-26146537/38/40
Fax: +91-11-26146550
Email: or
Website: www.kenyamission-delhi.com
Other countries of Accreditation: Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Singapore
High Commissioner: H.E. Mrs. Florence I. Weche
RUSSIA
KENYA RUSSIA
Embassy of the Russian Federation
Lenana Road, Kilimani
P.O. Box 30040, Nairobi 00100
Tel: 020-2728700
Fax: 020-2721888, 2722462
Email:
Website: www.russembkenya.mid.ru
Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary & Permanent Representative to UNON, UNEP & UN-Habitat: H.E. Mr. Alexander M. Mararenko
Kenya Embassy, Moscow
119034, Moscow
Lopukhinsky Pereulok Dom 5, Moscow, Russia
Telephone: +7 (499) 230-02-32/230-05-54/230-27-78
Fax: +7 (499) 238-03-13
Email: /
Website: www.kenemb.ru
Other countries of Accreditation: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Ukraine
Ambassador: H.E. Dr. Paul K. Kurgat
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
KENYA UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Kenya Consul,
Dubai Email:

Consul General: Mr. Kariuki Mugwe
Jumeirah Beach Road
Jumeirah 1, Villa 14, 75 B Street Near Mercato Mall Jumeirah
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
TELEPHONE (+971) 4-342 8111
FAX (+971) 4-342 8181
EMAIL

Auction Trends 2017

Tea Export Destination

Mr. Simon Gikanga

Mr. Simon Gikang’a has over 24 years practical experience in freight forwarding and logistics business. He holds an MBA degree in strategic management from the University of Nairobi and a B com - Marketing (Hons) degree from the University of Nairobi. He is also a holder of a post graduate diploma in Clearing, Warehousing and Practical Forwarding DCWF (Bandari College), certificate in Logistics management, Warehouse operations & Design (Logistics Centre- University Campus Cranefield - UK) and FIATA (Zurich – Switzerland ) certificate of competence in freight forwarding. He is currently the General Manager- Freight of Chai Trading Co Ltd (A subsidiary Co. of KTDA Holdings Ltd) and previously he was the Operations Manager at Mitchell Cotts Freight K. Ltd. Prior to this, he was working with Afro Forwarders Ltd as the Resident representative based in Dar-es- salaam Tanzania.

 

Mr. Simon Gikang’a is also the current chairman of the Tea Warehousing Association (TWA) and a member of the EATTA Finance and Administration Committee. 

Meeting between KRA and EATTA

In the last update from the secretariat we informed you that we had written to KRA seeking an appointment to raise concerns on various issues of concern to the tea industry.  We obtained an appointment for 20th March 2013 and together with a few members of the trade, we went and met with the Senior Deputy Commissioner for Southern Region as well the Line Managers responsible for issues of concern to the tea industry.

The issues discussed in the meeting were;

  1. Delay in cancellation of VAT bonds
  2. Delay in reactivating archived T 810 forms
  3. Lack of staff to release customs holds of containers

The outcome of our discussion was as follows:

1.    Delay in cancellation of VAT bonds

Some of our members have been following up with KRA for cancellation of bonds going back 7 years. KRA informed the people in the meeting that part of the problem maybe exporters who fill the certificates of exports documents manually instead of the required online process. The Deputy Commissioner in charge of port operations committed to look into the matter and in a further follow up meeting held on Thursday 4th April a way was found to sort out the outstanding bond cancellation for one of our members.

The secretariat will regularly follow up with the DC – Port Operations to ensure that the outstanding bonds are cancelled.

2.    Reactivation of T810

Tea buyers buy none Kenyan teas in the Mombasa Auction and in some cases the teas may remain in the Transit warehouse for extended periods waiting to be re-exported. A concern raised in the meeting was that the T810 documents for import entries are archived. Reactivating the archived T810’s takes very long causing delays in preparation of export entries.

KRA committed to assign a person to specifically be responsible to reactivate the import entry documents. The exporters were advised that the re-activation window is limited so they need to be keen to process the export entries immediately they request for re-activation to avoid being timed out. The EATTA team requested that the activation of T810 should have some flexibility to make amendments in cases where the wrong number of packages is keyed in.

3.    Lack of staff to release container customs hold

EATTA members raised a concern with the lack of adequate staff at shed 5 in the port to release custom holds on containers ready for export. It was reported that because the empty containers are sometimes located
A long distance from the port an exporter needing to export may require to work late into the night to get the containers into the port. On many occasions the customs officers are not available to release the customs holds.  It was agreed that the solution to address the problem was for the exporters to communicate with officers at shed 5 on the day they expect to bring in containers after hours. That way the revenue officers will be on standby to offer services to the exporters. KRA also requested that as much as possible exporters should try and bring the containers for release of hold during working hours.

Failure of Simba System

On many occasions the Simba system experiences downtime causing delays in processing exports. KRA officers informed EATTA that the reason for downtime is the process of upgrading Simba that is ongoing. As a solution it was agreed that when the system upgrade is happening KRA will be notifying EATTA when scheduled upgrades are due. Another problem is the slow connectivity of computers in shed 5. This is being addressed by KRA. A longer term solution is a seamless connection between KWATOS and SIMBA.

Slow speed in selling of tea

Some buyers have raised concern about the speed that brokers are selling tea in the auction. In the last Tea Etiquette workshop held in 2011 one of the resolutions passed was that brokers need to maintain a speed of selling five lots per minute.

Starting from sale 6 the secretariat has been monitoring the sale of tea through the auction so as to maintain a level of efficiency. This link shows an analysis of the brokers’ average speed for each of the auctions between sale 6 and 16.We urge all brokers to maintain the standard of five lots per minute particularly during this season where there is a huge amount of tea on offer in the auction.

Tea Production Process

 

 

International Tea Day May 21

International Tea Day May 21

International Tea Day is an opportunity to celebrate the cultural heritage, health benefits and economic importance of tea, while working to make its production sustainable “from field to cup” ensuring its benefits for people, cultures and the environment continue for generations.

When is International Tea Day?

International Tea Day is marked annually on May 21st, in accordance with the United Nations' resolution.

Tea production and processing are a main source of livelihoods for millions of families. The celebration promotes the sustainable production, consumption, and trade of tea, and offers an opportunity for actors at global, regional and national levels to ensure that the tea sector continues to play a role in reducing extreme poverty, fighting hunger and safeguarding natural resources.

History of International Tea Day

The International Tea Day campaign was launched in 2005 by the trade unions, small tea growers and civil society organizations in Asia and Africa to address the issues of living wages for workers and fair prices for small tea producers.

Why Do We Mark International Tea Day?

The day dedicated to the tea trade aims to increase public awareness of how it affects the lives of farmers and workers. While tea enthusiasts worldwide also celebrate this occasion. The United Nations marks International Tea Day every year on May 21st to educate the public on global concerns, promoting sustainable tea manufacturing, business, and consumption. The goal of this day is to recognise the vulnerable situations faced by tea producers worldwide, focusing on climate change, technology, trends in production, and consumption in the tea industry, and addressing current living conditions and worker-related policies.

Key messages

  • Tea production and processing represent a source of livelihoods for millions of families, including millions in the least developed countries.
  • The tea sector is a multi-billion dollar industry that can support economies and contribute to sustainable food systems.
  • Tea export earnings help to finance food import bills, supporting the economies of major tea-producing countries.
  • The tea sector contributes to socio-economic development, representing a major source of employment and income for millions of poor families worldwide.
  • Tea thrives in very specific agro-ecological conditions and environments, which are often impacted by climate change.
  • Smallholder tea producers need our support to strengthen their business model and environment and overcome the challenges they face.
  • In order to ensure benefits for both people and the environment, the tea value chain must be efficient and sustainable at all stages, from field to cup.

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Kenya Chamber of Commerce
Federation of Kenya Employers
International Tea Committee
 
 
 

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