East Africa Tea Trade Association
East African Tea Trade Association
About EATTA
The East African Tea Trade Association is a voluntary organization bringing together Tea Producers, Buyers (Exporters), Brokers, Tea Packers and Warehouses, all working to promote the best interests of the Tea Trade in Africa. Currently, membership comprises over three hundred companies extending across the East and Central African borders. EATTA mandated to promote and facilitate the interests of all the stakeholders in the tea trade in Africa by creating an enabling business environment geared towards maintaining global standards and delivering tea products to the customers in the most profitable way.
Vision: Best Value for African Tea in the Global Market.
Mission: To facilitate the sustainable growth of the tea sector of Africa through the operation of an efficient and effective trading platform, strong representation of the industry, and effective service delivery to our membership.
Primary Functions
The primary functions of the association are:
- To facilitate the Mombasa Tea Auction operations Maintain discipline in the trade by ensuring compliance with the constitution.
- To promote the best interests of the Tea Trade in Africa.
- To compile and circulate statistical information to assist members in their operations.
- To help solve trade problems affecting members collectively.
- To organize social and educational programmes for members.
East Africa Tea Trade Association Contact Information
Embassy Contacts for Tea Export and Country Locations
| EGYPT | |
| KENYA | EGYPT |
| Physical Address: Othaya Road, Kileleshwa Postal Address: P. O. BOX 30285 - 00100, NAIROBI Telephone Nos.: +254 (0) 20 3870360 / 3870298 / 3870278 Fax No.: +254 (0) 20 3870383 Email: / H.E. Mr. Mahmoud Ali T. Mahmoud Ambassador (Credentials – 09/09/2014) Mrs. Heba Elabd Mrs. Dina Mahmoud Sabry Second Secretary/ Deputy Head of Mission |
Kenya Embassy, Cairo 60 Al Kanal Street, Maadi P. O. Box 362 Cairo, Egypt Telephone: +202 23592159 / 23581260 Fax: + 202 23580713 / 23581260 Email: / Website: www.kenemb-cairo.com Other countries of Accreditation: Morocco, Tunisia Algeria and Eritrea Ambassador: H.E. Maj-Gen. Joff Otieno |
| PAKISTAN | |
| KENYA | PAKISTAN |
| Physical Address: St. Michael’s Road, Off Church Road, Off Waiyaki Way, Westlands Postal Address : P. O. BOX 30045 - 00100, NAIROBI Telephone Nos.: +254 (0) 20 - 4443911 /12-0723765555-LYDIA Fax No.: +254 (0) 20 – 4446507 Email: / H.E. Raza Bashir Tarar High Commissioner (Credentials; September 15, 2015) Mr.Shahbaz M. Malik Counsellor Mr. M. Saleem Ullah Khan First Secretary |
Kenya High Commission, Islamabad Plot No. 1-2-3, Street No. 27, Ramna 5 Diplomatic Enclave Islamabad P. O. Box 2097, Islamabad, Pakistan Telephone: +92-51-2601504-06 Fax: +92-51-2601507 Email: Website: www.kenyahighcommission.com.pk Charge D’affaires A.I.: Mr. Harrison Kinyanjui |
| UNITED KINGDOM | |
| KENYA | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Physical Address: Upper Hill, Upper Hill Road Postal Address: P. O. BOX 30465 - 00100, NAIROBI Telephone No.: +254 (0) 20 – 2844000 Fax Nos.: +254 (0) 20 – 2844033 (chancery) +254 (0) 20 – 2844088 (corporate services/ press & public affairs) +254 (0) 20 – 2844296 (UN section) +254 (0) 20 – 2844003 (political section) +254 (0) 20 – 2844111 (UKBA) +254 (0) 20 – 2844325 (SOCALA) +254 (0) 20 – 2844069 (RALON) +254 (0) 20 – (RSC) Emails: (general email) (chancery) (customer service help desk) (press & public affairs) (corporate services) (communications section) (UN section) (UKBA section) |
Kenya High Commission, London 45 Portland Place London, Wi B Las, United Kingdom Telephone: +44-020-76362371 19 Fax: +44 -020-73236717 Email: Website: www.kenyahighcommission.net Other countries of Accreditation: Switzerland High Commissioner: H.E. Mr. Lazarus Amayo |
| SAUDI ARABIA | |
| KENYA | SAUDI ARABIA |
| Embassy of Yemen Physical Address: Off Kabarnet Road and Corner Ngong Postal Address: P. O. BOX 44642 - 00100, NAIROBI Telephone Nos.: +254 (0) 20 – 2145670 Email: Chargé D’Affaires: Amb. Mohamed Abdulkarim. A. Assad |
Kenya Embassy, Riyadh Diplomatic Quarters P. O. Box 94358 Code 11693, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Telephone: +966-1-4881238,4882484 Fax: +966-1-4882629 Email: , Other countries of Accreditation: Republic of Iraq, Republic of Yemen, Bahrain Ambassador: H.E. Mr. Mohamud Ali Saleh |
| POLAND | |
| KENYA | POLAND |
| HONORARY CONSULATE OF THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND Postal Address : P. O. BOX 84385 - 80100, MOMBASA Telephone Nos.: +254 (0) 41 - 2227005 / 2228916 / 2227127 / 2222972 Fax No.: +254 (0) 41 - 2229095 Mobile No.: +254 (0) - 722 411991 Email: Mr. Reshadi Noor Honorary Consul |
Kenya Embassy, Rome Viale Luca Gaurico, 205 00143, Rome, Italy Telephone: +39-06-8082717/14/18 Fax: +39-06-8082707 Email: / Website: www.embassyofkenya.it Other countries of Accreditation: Poland, Greece, Malta, Cyprus Ambassador: H.E. Ms. Josephine W. Gaita |
| SUDAN | |
| KENYA | THE SUDAN |
| Embassy of the Republic of Sudan Kabarnet Road, Off Ngong Road P.O. Box 48784, Nairobi 00100 Tel: 020-2686868 /888 Fax: 020-2643586 Email: Ambassador: H.E. Mr. Elisadig Abdalla Elias Diab |
Kenya Embassy, Khartoum Premises No. 516 Block 1 West Giraif, Street 60 P. O. Box 8242, Khartoum, Sudan 18 Telephone: +249-1-55772800/01 Fax: +249-1-55772802 Email: / Ambassador: H.E. Mr. Aron Suge |
| UGANDA | |
| KENYA | UGANDA |
| HIGH COMMISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA Physical Address: Riverside Paddocks, Off Riverside Drive Postal Address: P.O. BOX 60853 - 00200, NAIROBI Telephone Nos.: +254 (0) 20 – 4445420 /4449096 /2651516 Fax No.: +254 (0) 20 – 4443772 Email: / Website: www.ugahicom.co.ke H.E. Mrs. Angelina Chogo Wapakhabulo High Commissioner & Permanent Representative to UNEP & UN-Habitat (Credentials – 28/09/2009; Arrival 03/08/2009) Amb. Rosemary Semafumu Mukasa Deputy High Commissioner & Deputy Permanent Representative to UNEP and UN-Habitat Mr.Paul Kasule-Mukasa |
Kenya High Commission, Kampala Plot No. 41, Nakasero Road P.O. Box 5220, Kampala, Uganda Telephone: 006-41-258232/5/6 Fax: 006-41-258239 Email: / High Commissioner: H.E. Maj. Gen (Rtd) Geoffrey Okanga |
| TANZANIA | |
| KENYA | TANZANIA |
| CONSULATE OF THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA Physical Address: 12th Floor, TSS Towers, Nkurumah Road Postal Address: P. O. BOX 1422, MOMBASA Telephone No.: +254 (0) 41 – 2228595 Fax No.: +254 (0) 41 – 2222837 Email: Mr. Yahya Haji Jecha Vice Consul General Mrs. Aziza Kassim Ali |
Kenya High Commission, Dar-Es-Salaam Ali Hassan Mwinyi/Kaunda Drive Junction, Oysterbay P. O. Box 5231, Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania Tel.: +255 22 2668285/6, +255 689 141416 Fax: +255 22 2668213 Email: ; Website: www.kenyahighcomtz.org High Commissioner: H.E. Mr. Chirau Ali Mwakwere |
| RWANDA | |
| KENYA | RWANDA |
| HIGH COMMISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF RWANDA Physical Address : Limuru Road, Gigiri Postal Address : P. O. BOX 30619 - 00100, NAIROBI Telephone Nos.: +254 (0) 20 - 7121321 /2 Fax No.: +254 (0) 20 - 7121324 Mobile No.: +254 (0) 735 600537 /722 207844 Email: / Website: www.kenya.embassy.gov.rw H.E. Mr. James Kimonyo High Commissioner (Credentials; April 22, 2015) Mr. Ephraim Murenzi First Counsellor Mr. Peter Matsiko First Secretary |
Kenya High Commission, Kigali Chancery Plot No. 1716 Kacyiru Avenue De L’umuganda P.O Box 6159, Kacyiru, Kigali, Rwanda Tel.: +250-583332-6 / (+250) 7888306227 Email: / High Commissioner: H.E. Mr. John Mwangemi |
| BURUNDI | |
| KENYA | BURUNDI |
| Embassy of the Republic of Burundi COOP Trust Plaza, Upper Hill (Off Bunyala Road) P.O. Box 61165, Nairobi 00200 Tel: 020-310826/8 Mobile: +254 (0) 723545285 Fax: 020-310827 Email: Ambassador: H.E. Maj. Gen. Godfroid Niyombare |
Kenya Embassy, Bujumbura P.T.A. Bank Building, 2nd Floor, West Wing Chaussée Du Prince Louis Rwagasore, Burundi B.P. 5138, Mutanga Telephone: +257-22-258160/62/63/67 Fax: +257-22-258161 Email: Website: www.kenyaembassyburundi.com Chargé D’affaires, A.I.: Ms. Njambi Kinyungu |
| IRAN | |
| KENYA | IRAN |
| Physical Address: Dennis Pritt Road, Off State House Road Postal Address: P.O. BOX 49170 - 00100, NAIROBI Telephone Nos.: +254 (0) 20 – 2627811 /2344215 /2323241 Fax No.: +254 (0) 20 – 2172617 /2172609 Mobile No.: +254 (0) 722 974421 Email: Ambassador, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary & Permanent Representative to UN-Habitat & UNEP H.E. Dr. Mr. Hadi Farajvand (Credentials – 08/12/2015; Arrival - ) Mr. Seyed Ali Niavarani First Counsellor Mrs. Nafiseh Niavarani Mr. Kourosh Pour Karimi Second Secretary (Financial Affairs) Mrs. Narges Pour Karimi |
Kenya Embassy, Tehran No. 17, Giti Bourlevard, Golestan Bourlevard, Off African Avenue P. O. Box 19395/4566, Tehran, Iran Telephone: +98-21-2204-9355/ 22023234 Fax: +98-21-22048619/22025792 Email: / Ambassador: H.E. Ms. Rukia Sugow |
| INDIA | |
| KENYA | INDIA |
| HIGH COMMISSION OF INDIA Physical Address: Jeevan Bharati Building, Harambee Avenue Postal Address: P. O. BOX 30074 - 00100, NAIROBI Telephone Nos.: +254 (0) 20 – 2222566 /7 Fax No.: +254 (0) 20 - 2211164 Email: Website: hcinairobi.co.ke H.E. Mrs. Suchitra Durai High Commissioner & Permanent Representative to UNEP & UN-Habitat (Credentials – October 15, 2015) Amb. (Rtd) R. Swaminathan Mr. Sushil Kumar Singhal Deputy High Commissioner & Deputy Permanent Representative to UNEP & UN-Habitat |
Kenya High Commission, New Delhi 34, Paschimi Marg, Vasant Vhihar New Delhi - 110057, India Telephone: +91-11-26146537/38/40 Fax: +91-11-26146550 Email: or Website: www.kenyamission-delhi.com Other countries of Accreditation: Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Singapore High Commissioner: H.E. Mrs. Florence I. Weche |
| RUSSIA | |
| KENYA | RUSSIA |
| Embassy of the Russian Federation Lenana Road, Kilimani P.O. Box 30040, Nairobi 00100 Tel: 020-2728700 Fax: 020-2721888, 2722462 Email: Website: www.russembkenya.mid.ru Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary & Permanent Representative to UNON, UNEP & UN-Habitat: H.E. Mr. Alexander M. Mararenko |
Kenya Embassy, Moscow 119034, Moscow Lopukhinsky Pereulok Dom 5, Moscow, Russia Telephone: +7 (499) 230-02-32/230-05-54/230-27-78 Fax: +7 (499) 238-03-13 Email: / Website: www.kenemb.ru Other countries of Accreditation: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Ukraine Ambassador: H.E. Dr. Paul K. Kurgat |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | |
| KENYA | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
| Kenya Consul, Dubai Email: Consul General: Mr. Kariuki Mugwe |
Jumeirah Beach Road Jumeirah 1, Villa 14, 75 B Street Near Mercato Mall Jumeirah Dubai United Arab Emirates TELEPHONE (+971) 4-342 8111 FAX (+971) 4-342 8181 |
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Mr. Simon Gikanga
Mr. Simon Gikang’a has over 24 years practical experience in freight forwarding and logistics business. He holds an MBA degree in strategic management from the University of Nairobi and a B com - Marketing (Hons) degree from the University of Nairobi. He is also a holder of a post graduate diploma in Clearing, Warehousing and Practical Forwarding DCWF (Bandari College), certificate in Logistics management, Warehouse operations & Design (Logistics Centre- University Campus Cranefield - UK) and FIATA (Zurich – Switzerland ) certificate of competence in freight forwarding. He is currently the General Manager- Freight of Chai Trading Co Ltd (A subsidiary Co. of KTDA Holdings Ltd) and previously he was the Operations Manager at Mitchell Cotts Freight K. Ltd. Prior to this, he was working with Afro Forwarders Ltd as the Resident representative based in Dar-es- salaam Tanzania.
Mr. Simon Gikang’a is also the current chairman of the Tea Warehousing Association (TWA) and a member of the EATTA Finance and Administration Committee.
CORE VALUES
In its endeavor to realize its vision and mission, EATTA upholds the following core values:
Strong Governance and Professionalism
EATTA’s Board, Management and Members respect and demonstrate strong governance, professionalism and positive behaviours in all aspects of our operations
Transparency & Integrity
EATTA’s Board, Executive and Members operate at all times in an open, honest and accountable manner
Membership driven
Our members’ interests – individually and through the Sub Associations – are the central priority for EATTA in terms of representation and the development of products and services for members
Innovative and value add service delivery
EATTA seeks to add value and innovate across all of our services to our membership, and to achieve consistently high levels of member satisfaction
Committed to a sustainable and successful tea sector
EATTA works with our members and stakeholders to achieve a sustainable and growing tea sector value chain in Africa
Role of EATTA and the tea sector
Membership & Affiliation
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