GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 3552

NOTICE is given that pursuant to section 20 (6), (7) and (8) of the Crops Act, the Agriculture and Food Authority proposes to grant licences to the following applicants: Name of Applicant Category of Licence Company, Location Tai Tea Brokers Limited Tea Broker City Square, Nairobi Manuchar Kenya Limited Tea Buyer/Exporter/Importer Bellevure, Nairobi Berera Enterprises Limited Tea Buyer/Exporter/Importer Corner House, Nairobi Ndarawetta Tea Factory Limited Tea Buyer/Exporter/Importer Ndarawetta, Bomet County Nyaituga Ventures Limited Tea Buyer/Exporter/Importer Kisauni, Mombasa Epidaurus Enterprises Limited Tea Buyer/Exporter/Importer Majengo, Mombasa Salim Merchandise Company Limited Tea Buyer/Exporter/Importer Eastleigh, Nairobi Rich Harvest Limited Tea Buyer/Exporter/Importer Athi River, Machakos Evergreen Tea Factory Tea Buyer/Exporter/Importer Chebilat, Kericho Asili Tea Limited Tea Buyer/Exporter/Importer Ruaraka, Nairobi Chepkumia Tea Factory Tea Packer Kapsabet, Nandi Delight Tea and Food Processors Limited Tea Packer Ongata, Rongai, Kajiado Ledet Company Limited Tea Packer Litein, Sotik road Horera Forest Edge Tea Company Limited Tea Packer Nyeri, Karatina Vitalrelief Limited Tea Packer Nyeri, Aguthi Njeru Industries Limited Tea manufucturing Meru County. To process Black CTC teas in addition to specialty teas (green, purple, orthodox) Total processing capacity -5.0 million KGS/G.L/YEAR Mara Tea Factory (EPZ) Limited Tea manufucturing Narok County. To process Black CTC teas at 40% and specialty teas (green, purple, orthodox) at 60% Total processing capacity -5.0 million KGS/G.L/YEAR Greenfield Tea Factory Limited Tea manufucturing Bomet County. To process Black CTC teas Total processing capacity -5.0 million KGS/G.L/YEAR Simbelyon Company Limited Tea manufucturing Kericho County. To process Black CTC teas Total processing capacity -5.0 million KGS/G.L/YEAR Horera Forest Edge Tea Company Limited Tea manufucturing Nyeri County. To process Purple teas Total processing capacity -1.0 million KGS/G.L/YEAR Primeleaf Estates Limited Tea manufucturing Narok County. To process purple teas Total processing capacity -1.0 million KGS/G.L/YEAR Bureti Tea Company Limited Tea manufucturing Kericho County. 12th April, 2019 THE KENYA GAZETTE Name of Applicant Category of Licence Company, Location To process specialty teas (green, purple, orthodox) Total processing capacity -2.0 million KGS/G.L/YEAR 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 (14) days from the date of this notice. The objection should state clearly the name, address and telephone No 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 licence 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 the 11th April, 2019. Dated the 27th March, 2019. ATHONY MURIITHI, MR/6021668 Interim Director-General, Agriculture and Food Authority.