British American Tobacco Kenya PLC
A leading FMCG manufacturer in Kenya’s tobacco sector, listed on the NSE since 1969, with over a century of operations in the country.
🏭 FMCG — Tobacco & Nicotine Products
📅 Operations Since 1907
📊 NSE Listed Since 1969
📋 About British American Tobacco Kenya
British American Tobacco Kenya plc (BAT Kenya) began operations in the country in 1907 and has been listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange since 1969, giving it more than 117 years of operating history in Kenya. The company is part of the wider British American Tobacco Group, an internationally operating consumer goods business, and is headquartered on Likoni Road, Industrial Area, Nairobi. BAT Kenya operates as a vertically integrated business, engaged in the farming, processing, manufacturing, marketing, and export of cigarettes and modern oral nicotine products.
The company manages a large agricultural supply chain, working with contracted tobacco farmers across Kenya — sourcing put the figure at over 1,870 farmers in more recent company reporting, concentrated mainly in Migori, Bungoma, and Meru counties. BAT Kenya operates a cigarette manufacturing plant in Nairobi and a Green Leaf Threshing Plant in Thika, and serves as a manufacturing hub for the wider BAT Group, supplying products to over 15 regional and international markets. The company reports ongoing sustainability initiatives, including reductions in Scope 1 and 2 emissions, high rates of waste recycling, and water recycling programmes, alongside farmer support programmes covering crop diversification and soil management.
🏷️ Company Details
| Industry | FMCG — Tobacco & Nicotine Products Manufacturing |
| Operations Since | 1907 |
| NSE Listed | Since 1969 |
| Parent Group | British American Tobacco Group (London, UK) |
| Head Office | 08 Likoni Road, Industrial Area, Nairobi |
| City | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Postal Address | P.O. Box 30000-00100, GPO, Nairobi, Kenya |
| Manufacturing Sites | Cigarette Plant (Nairobi), Green Leaf Threshing Plant (Thika) |
| Contracted Farmers | 1,870+ (Sourcing Figures Vary by Reporting Period) |
| Farming Regions | Migori, Bungoma & Meru Counties |
| Export Markets | 15+ Regional & International Markets |
| Phone | +254 711 062000 / +254 20 6942000 |
| Fax | +254 20 6942222 |
| info_ke@bat.com | |
| Website | batkenya.com |
⚙️ Business Activities
🔵 Green Leaf Threshing
🔵 Cigarette Manufacturing
🔵 Modern Oral Nicotine Products
🔵 Regional Export & Distribution
🔵 Farmer Support Programmes
🔵 Investor Relations & NSE Reporting
🕐 Opening Hours
| Monday | 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Open |
| Tuesday | 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Open |
| Wednesday | 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Open |
| Thursday | 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Open |
| Friday | 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Open |
| Saturday – Sunday | — | Closed |
🗺️ Service Areas
📍 Thika (Green Leaf Threshing Plant)
📍 Migori, Bungoma & Meru Counties (Farming)
🌍 15+ Regional & International Export Markets
📸 Photos
BAT Kenya’s head office on Likoni Road, Industrial Area, Nairobi
BAT Kenya’s Green Leaf Threshing Plant in Thika
A contracted tobacco farm in one of BAT Kenya’s growing regions
BAT Kenya’s cigarette manufacturing plant, serving regional export markets
📍 Location & Map (Head Office)
📍 08 Likoni Road, Industrial Area, Nairobi, Kenya · Get Directions →
📬 Contact Information
| 🌐 Website | batkenya.com |
| 📞 Phone | +254 711 062000 / +254 20 6942000 |
| 📠 Fax | +254 20 6942222 |
| 📧 General Enquiries | info_ke@bat.com |
| 📍 Head Office | 08 Likoni Road, Industrial Area, P.O. Box 30000-00100, GPO, Nairobi, Kenya |
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