Nyabihu Tea Factory

Nyabihu Tea Factory is located in the Western Province, Nyabihu District. Nyabihu tea estate is situated 2,400 meters above sea level near where the famous Silver Back or Mountain Gorilla lives.

RMT Industrial Block at Nyabihu sits on 1,454.9 hectare of land, of which 1,043.54 hectares are occupied by tea plantations and staff houses; and 368.43 hectares by fire wood forest.

Total annual average production of green leaf from Nyabihu tea plantations (industrial block) is about 6Million Kgs whereas Outgorwers (COOPTHEGA) produces a paltry average 200,000Kgs annually. Nyabihu green leaf tea is of supreme quality, it has received a number of international recognized certificates including the ISO 22 000:2005 Certificate, the Rainforest Alliance Certificate and the Pesticide Residue Certificate.

The tea estate produces some of the best black CTC tea in the region. In 2017 Rubaya scooped the overall best black CTC tea at the 3rd East African Tea Convention and Exhibition held in Nairobi, Kenya. Total annual average production of Made tea (black CTC) is about 1.5Million Kgs, majority of which is sold at Mombasa Auction. It is among the teas that attract the best prices in Mombasa because of its supreme quality.

Nyabihu employs over 4,000 people including Managers, factory engineers and technicians, Agronomists, cleaners and Pluckers, and increases the number of workers as the production and operations increase.

The Outgrowers cooperative has a total 233 members

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