Tunauza chai kisha tunakuja kununua mahindi yenu (which you also lament so much every time we purchase from outside the region). The thing is, tea is a high-value crop compared to maize farming. Yani tea has good ROI compared to maize. You labour to produce a low-value crop while we engage in tea and flower farming which gave high returns. We use that money to buy your maize.
Mnauza chai kama individuals au corporates ambazo zinamilikiwa na foreigner's ila nyinyi mnakuwa vibaraka
The largest tea farms in Kenya, both by land area and production volume, are concentrated in Kericho County and are owned by companies like Lipton Tea Gardens and Browns Investments PLC. Kericho is known as the "tea capital of Kenya" due to its ideal climate and vast tea plantations.
Large-Scale Tea Farms and Companies:
Lipton Tea Gardens:
Owned by a United Kingdom-based multinational, Lipton Tea Gardens has one of the largest tea plantations in Kericho, covering 14,100 hectares.
Browns Investments PLC:
Another United Kingdom-based multinational, Browns Investments PLC, also owns a large tea plantation in Kericho, covering 12,000 hectares.
Finlays' Kenyan Tea Estate:
This is considered the largest tea estate in Kenya, covering over 10,300 hectares wildsprings.co.ke said. Finlays is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Swire Group.
Unilever Tea Kenya Ltd. (UTKL):
This is the largest producer of tea in Kenya and the world's largest private buyer of Kenyan smallholder tea.
While in Tanzania largest tea farm is owned by a Tanzania individual and is dominated by small farms