Construction Madala Tea Tender

Scope :

Construction of the Madala Tea Factory in Shinyalu Sub County. county government has allocated Sh700million for the construction and operationalization of the tea factory. The Commencement of the construction will be a relief to tea farmers who have been waiting eagerly for completion of the factory which was initiated in 2016 by former Governor Wycliffe Oparanya, who is now the Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Co-operatives and MSMEs Development.

The factory was expected to be completed by July 2022 but the construction faced hurdles including being slowed down by the Covid 19 pandemic and the electioneering period affecting the pace of construction.

The county government has been actively distributing tea seedlings to increase the number of farmers who grow tea to be able to support the tea factory once it’s up and running. Kakamega County to increase production of tea leaves from 3million kilos to be able to support the upcoming factory.