GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 6970

NOTICE is given that pursuant to section 20 (6), (7) and (8) of the Crops Act, the Agriculture and Food Authority proposes to grant licenses to the following applicants. Name of Applicant Category of Licence Company, Location Mount Kenya Specialty Tea and Coffee Limited Tea Buyer/Exporter/ Importer Ruiru, Kiambu Mbogo Valley Tea Factory Limited Tea Buyer/Exporter/ Importer Tinderet, Nandi Purple Vivo Limited Tea Buyer/Exporter/ Importer Parklands, Nairobi Shenbrook Enterprises Tea Packer Madaraka, Kenya Eldo Tea Enterprises Tea Packer Kilimani, Nairobi North Gold Ventures Tea Packer Nairobi Town, Nairobi Any objections to the proposed grant of the tea licences with respect to the applicants, should be lodged in writing with the Agriculture and Food Authority, Tea Directorate, Tea House, Naivasha Road, off Ngong Road, P. O. Box 20064–00200, Nairobi within fourteen days (14) from the date of this notice. The objection should state clearly the name, address and telephone number of the person/s or entity objecting, the reasons for the objection to the grant of the licence and should be signed by the objector. The Agriculture and Food Authority proposes to issue the licenses to the applicants who will have complied with the Crops Act, the Tea (Licensing Registration and Trade) Regulations, 2008 and any other relevant written law on 10th August 2018. Dated the 4th July, 2018. JOSEPH NG’ETICH, Interim Director-General, Agriculture and Food Authority. MR/4807420