Mrs. Nelius Wanjiru Kariuki - East African Tea Trade Association

East Africa Tea Trade Association

East African Tea Trade Association

Core Business

The broad objectives of EATTA are:

Promotion of orderly sale of tea among members in Africa;
Lobbying and advocacy; and
Marketing and membership support.

Specifically, the objectives are as follows:

To manage tea buying and selling, including the Tea Auction.
To lobby regulatory and statutory bodies in member countries to create an enabling business environment for our members along the value chain.
To facilitate interaction between members and stakeholders.
To facilitate effective access to market and other relevant industry trade information.
To facilitate linkages of members to international markets.

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.

Mrs. Nelius Wanjiru Kariuki

Ms.Nelius Wanjiru Kariuki is a career civil servant. She has worked in the Ministries of Commerce and Industry, Finance and Planning and National Development starting as an Economist and rising to the level of Principal Economist. She has been a Director of Nelleon Development Company Limited.

An alumni of Alliance Girls High School as well as the University of Nairobi, from where she graduated with an M.A and a B.A in Economics. She has served as a Board member in various girls’ high schools as well as The Murang’a Teachers College. She has also served in various business and professional organizations.

She served on the Board of Kenya Re as a Director from 2003. In 2007, she was appointed as the Chairman of the Board of Directors. She led the Corporation through its first IPO and is recorded as the first woman to ring the bell at the Nairobi Securities Exchange.

Under her Chairmanship, Kenya Re continued to experience an upward trend in its financial performance. In addition, Kenya Re’s business saw the Corporation open regional offices in Abidjan in 2010. She was instrumental in steering Kenya Re to attain and maintain the ISO 9001:2008 standard as well as successful CSR Progamme - Niko Fiti- Abillity Beyond Disability.

Her social interests include golf, a sport in which she has served in various positions rising to become Chairman of the Veterinary Laboratory Sports Club. She has also served in the Kenya Ladies Golf Union.

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.

EATTA in PHOTOS

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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

Kenya Chamber of Commerce

Federation of Kenya Employers

International Tea Committee

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