Kericho Gold

Kericho Gold is a premium tea brand in Kenya. The brand is owned by Gold Crown Beverages (K) Ltd. which is a subsidiary of Global Tea & Commodities (K) Ltd.

Formats

Kericho Gold is packed in Loose Leaf Tea, String & Tag Teabags, enveloped teabags and tagless round tea bags

Blends

Blends range from Black Teas, Green Teas, Fruit and Herb Infusions.

Brands

Black Range

Kericho Gold Black Tea Range is the flagship range of teas which are 100% Kenyan blends.

Speciality Range

Kericho Gold Speciality Range has been sold since 2010, this range of 20 variants is sold in major supermarkets in East Africa.

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Kericho

Kericho is the biggest town in Kericho County located in the highlands west of the Kenyan Rift Valley. Standing on the edge of the Mau Forest, Kericho has a warm and temperate climate making it an ideal location for agriculture and in particular, the large scale cultivation of tea.

The town is strategically located along Kenya's western tourism circuit with access to Lake Victoria, the Maasai Mara National Reserve and Ruma National Park.

As of the 1999 census, the town has a population of 150,000. Kericho is the home town of the Kipsigis, who are a part of the Kalenjin people.

History and culture

The etymology of Kericho is unclear. One theory has it that it was home to the region's first hospital, built by the colonial British at the start of the 20th Century. This is in reference to kerichek the word for medicine in the Kipsigis language.

Other theories have it that the town was named for a local medicine man called Kipkerich or after a Maasai chief, Ole Kericho who was killed in the 18th Century by the Abagusii.