Twiga Chemical Industries

Twiga Chemical Industries Limited is one of the leading agrochemical and chemical manufacturing companies in East Africa, involved in the distribution and formulation of crop protection products, animal health products, consumer products, commercial explosives, industrial chemicals, and toll manufacturing services. The company was incorporated on 18 May 1949 as African Explosives and Chemical Industries (AECI) East Africa Limited, originally a subsidiary of Imperial Chemical Industries PLC (ICI) of the UK. It was renamed Twiga Chemical Industries Limited on 1 July 1962. The company operates from its headquarters on Nanyuki Road in Nairobi's Industrial Area and is ISO 9001:2015 certified. Twiga is owned by the AJ Group of Companies (headquartered in Tanzania) and employs over 500 people (including approximately 190 full-time employees). Crop Protection is Twiga's largest business line, making the company a household name among Kenyan smallholder farmers. The company is the exclusive Kenyan representative for several international agrochemical brands.