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Kiru, Michi, Chinga factories bag top prices in maiden orthodox tea sale
Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development, Mutahi Kagwe tastes the Orthodox Tea during its official Launch at the East African Tea Trade Association (Eatta) auction in Mombasa County on September 24, 2025.
Kiru, Michi and Chinga tea factories netted the highest prices at the maiden orthodox tea held about a fortnight ago, disclosures show.
Records from the regional auction in Mombasa showed that tea from Kiru, which is located in Mathioya, Murang’a County, fetched the highest price at $3.87 (Sh500.15) a kilo during the sale, followed by Michi $3.77 (Sh487.23), Chinga $3.76 (Sh485.94), and Kagwe $3.70 (Sh478.18).
