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Sisibo Tea Factory

SISIBO Tea Factory, located in Elgeyo Marakwet County, sources tea from local farmers and processes it through various stages including weighing, drying, fermentation, and sorting. The factory employs steam for drying and utilizes a water treatment plant for processing water, while also managing waste products and ensuring quality control. The factory positively impacts the community by creating jobs, developing infrastructure, and enhancing security.

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Sisibo Tea Factory

SISIBO Tea Factory, located in Elgeyo Marakwet County, sources tea from local farmers and processes it through various stages including weighing, drying, fermentation, and sorting. The factory employs steam for drying and utilizes a water treatment plant for processing water, while also managing waste products and ensuring quality control. The factory positively impacts the community by creating jobs, developing infrastructure, and enhancing security.

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SISIBO TEA FACTORY

Location elgeyo Marakwet county, kaptagat sub county

Technician

Mr koech

Mr kiptoo

Sources of tea

 Tea factory farms


 Nandi county farmers
 Elgeyo Marakwet farmers
 Usin Gishu farmers

Weigh bridge

Raw tea from the farmers is weighed at this point

Firewood shapes

Stores firewood temporally before it is used

Eucalyptus is the main source of firewood

Boiler room

Produces steam from firewood

Uses of steam

 Drying
 Weathering
Water treatment plant

Untreated water is stored in the sedimentation tanks

Chlorine is used as the treatment agent

After treatment water pumbed for storage and usage

Sewage water is retreated within the factory

Segregation room

Stores waste products

Waste products stored are;

 Oil waste
 Plastics
 Used sucks
 Metal wastes

Fire house

Deals with fire emergency in the factory

Receiving bay

Tea from weigh bridge is received at the point

Functions done at receiving bay

 Determining leave quality


Quality tea contains two leaves and a bud
 Checking foreign materials like sticks, metals and other vegetation

Tea is packed in 15 kg sacks

Traffs

Tea from is receiving bay is kept at this point

Tea treatment takes place here

Fans are used to remove moisture from the tea , the fans move in a forward and reverse direction

In excess moisture steam is applied

Hydrometer measures humidity in this room

Feeding conveyors transfer tea to production unit


Production unit

Tea is brought by the way feeder

Rotorvane acts as a preconditioner

Cutting takes place in 4 steps in order to produce fine tea

CTC machines are used for cutting tea leaves

Magnets are used to remove magnetic materials from the tea

CTC machines are driven by motors

Fermentation

Takes place in the continuous fermentation unit (CFC)


Ball breakers break the from the CTC machines

ball breakers

Air humidifiers removes moisture from the tea

Temperature is reduced from 32 to 28 to 26

Fermented tea exits to the drying chamber

Drying

Takes place in the radiator

Steam is used in the drying process

Steam separators separate dry steam and moisture

Rollers turn the tea in the radiator


Dryer

Sorting

Tea is separated into lines

Line 1

Fine tea is pre-sorted

Fibro screens classes tea into 4 grades

 D1
 PD
 DD
 DP1
Line 2
Sorts tea into;
 BMF
 Bf2
 Dust

screen
Quality control
Ways of checking tea quality
 Infused
 Liquors
 Appearance of the product
Reasons for quality control

 Control the production process


 Market the product

Parking
Tea is packed in various packets starting from 15grams for sale
Some of product is for export
KIPSENENDE is the company’s marketing name for exports

Workshop
Machines found in the machine
 Lathe machine
 Milling machine
 Chasing machine
 Drill machine

Impacts of sisibo tea factory on the community


 Job creation
 Infrastructure development
 Creation of social amenities
 Enhanced security in the region

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