Tea factories haul Sh600m exports on SGR

SGR-CARGO-MOMBASA; An SGR cargo train leaves the port of Mombasa on Friday, May 24, 2019, fully loaded with goods destined to Capital City Nairobi. [Maarufu Mohamed, Standard]

A number of KTDA tea buyers and packers using the direct sales channel have embraced the usage of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) as it enhances logistical efficiencies and savings from the use of the railway to transport tea.

Nine tea factories managed by the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) have transported tea for export worth more than KShs 600 million using the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) since May 2019; underpinning the continued commitment by KTDA and its factories to leverage on the Government of Kenya’s continued investment on infrastructure development.