Scope Of Operations
The Corporation operates in nineteen (19) zones across the country. The corporation also operates Kipchabo Tea Factory in Nandi County, and is set to launch the 2nd factory at Gatitu in Kirinyaga County in March 2022.. There are 19 forest areas in the 8 zones, where over 5,235 hectares have been planted with assorted trees and 4064 hectares of tea. The table below summarizes the zones and the associated forests with the buffer zones.
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| Gazzetted forest Reserve/ Blocks |
Buffer Length (Km) |
Buffer Area (Ha) |
Forest Cover (Ha) |
Buffer Area as % of Forest Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aberdare | 109 | 1,093 | 149,822 | 0.7% |
Mt.Kenya | 130 | 1,302 | 213,082 | 0.6% |
Nyambene | 11 | 113 | 5,319 | 2.1% |
Mau Complex | 129 | 1,293 | 400,000 | 0.3% |
Mt. Elgon | 102 | 1,021 | 127,000 | 0.8% |
Cherenganyi | 50 | 495 | 947,291 | 0.1% |
Kakamega | 81 | 807 | 19,792 | 4.1% |
Nandi North | 119 | 1,191 | 5,391 | 22.1% |
Nandi South | 120 | 1,200 | 17,960 | 6.7% |
Kaptagat | 74 | 735 | 12,801 | 5.7% |
TOTAL | 925 | 9,250 | 1,898,530 | 0.5% |
Total Forest Cover In Kenya | 4.290,000 | |||