Kerio Valley Development Authority

Name

Kerio Valley Development Authority

Legal name

Kerio Valley Development Authority

Website

https://kvda.go.ke

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Development Authority Services

NAICS

Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (221310), Hydroelectric Power Generation (221111), Support Activities for Crop Production (11511), Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900), Water Supply (4941)

akta.pro primary industry

Irrigation Operation, Maintenance & Repair (Pumps, Valves, Controllers) (AFACAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hydropower Plant Development & Permitting (Greenfield/Brownfield) (EUACAEAE), Water Rights, Permitting & Compliance Services (Allocations, Reporting) (AFACAFAM), Agronomy Advisory & Field Services (Retailer-Affiliated) (AFABAJAH)

Keywords

• Regional development authority
• River basin management
• Agricultural products
• Hydropower generation
• Irrigation infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Eldoret

HQ country

Kenya

HQ region

Africa

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Agricultural Product Sales: Sale of honey, mango juice, hay, pasture seeds, fruit seedlings, tree seedlings, and improved livestock breeds to farmers and businesses across Kenya
2. Office Space Rental: Leasing of office space, restaurants, and shops at KVDA Plaza in Eldoret to businesses and organizations
3. Livestock Breeding Stock Sales: Sale of improved Sahiwal cattle and Galla goats breeding stock from Nomotio, Chemeron, and Chesongoch stations
4. Government Project Implementation: Execution of government-funded development projects including water infrastructure, irrigation schemes, and conservation programs across six counties

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

KVDA is a government statutory Regional Development Authority that implements integrated river basin development programs across six Kenyan counties. It sells consumer agricultural products (acacia honey, mango juice, hay, pasture seeds, tree seedlings, modern beehives, improved livestock breeds), leases office space at KVDA Plaza in Eldoret, and delivers development infrastructure including the 60MW Turkwel Hydropower Dam, solar-powered Napuu Irrigation Project, and Weiwei Irrigation Scheme.

Product overview

KVDA operates as a regional development authority offering a diversified portfolio of agricultural, infrastructural, and value-added products. Core offerings include pure natural acacia honey and beekeeping supplies (hives, equipment), agricultural products (hay, pasture seeds, tree seedlings, fruit seedlings, improved livestock breeds), processed foods (mango juice from Tot factory), and real estate services (office space at KVDA Plaza). Infrastructure projects include irrigation schemes (Napuu, Weiwei, Tot, Arror), hydropower (Turkwel Dam generating 60MW), and water harvesting infrastructure. The portfolio spans from raw agricultural production through processing and value addition, supported by manufacturing facilities including the Rokocho honey processing plant and Tot mango factory.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kerio Valley Pure Natural Acacia Honey

Quantifiable outcome

• 60MW power generation capacity contributing to Kenya's 5000MW target
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Turkana County GovernmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 August 2024KVDA and Turkana County Government signed an MoU to jointly undertake development activities including food security projects (Napuu and Loyapat), climate-smart agriculture, mango production, livestock and pasture seed development, fisheries development in Kalokol, climate change mitigation, water harvesting, and peace initiatives.
• Baringo County GovernmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 May 2023Five-year collaboration agreement for sustainable exploitation and development of natural resources. Focus areas include beekeeping value chain, livestock and pasture seed development, climate change mitigation, water harvesting, peace initiatives, and resource mobilization. Governor Benjamin Cheboi and MD Sammy Naporos signed the MoU.
• Kenya Seed CompanyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKVDA supplies maize seed (H517 variety) produced at Weiwei Irrigation Scheme to Kenya Seed Company for distribution to farmers across Kenya.
• Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO)Technology or IntegrationResearch partnerships with KALRO for promotion of mango production technology and crop improvement research activities.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Agricultural Development Corporation (ADC Kenya): Kenyan state corporation focused on large-scale agricultural production, livestock multiplication, and farm inputs. Directly comparable to KVDA's livestock breeding, hay, pasture seed, and seedling production activities at Nomotio, Chemeron, and Chesongoch.
• Ewaso Ng'iro South Development Authority: Kenyan RDA operating in the southern Ewaso Ng'iro basin with similar integrated water, agribusiness, and rural development programs. Closely comparable statutory authority peer with overlapping functions and target beneficiary profile.
• Ewaso Ng'iro North Development Authority: Kenyan RDA serving the Ewaso Ng'iro North river basin with a portfolio spanning water projects, irrigation, livestock, and conservation in arid counties. Highly comparable to KVDA in geography, mandate, and operating model.
• Tana and Athi Rivers Development Authority (TARDA): Kenyan Regional Development Authority (RDA) under a sister Act of Parliament with an analogous integrated river basin mandate covering the Tana and Athi basins. Operates similar functions — water resource management, irrigation, hydropower, agribusiness — across multiple counties, making it the closest structural peer to KVDA.
• Coast Development Authority (CDA): Kenyan RDA covering coastal counties with parallel functions in water infrastructure, irrigation, fisheries support, and community economic empowerment. Comparable statutory body executing multi-county development mandates akin to KVDA.
• Lake Basin Development Authority (LBDA): Kenyan RDA covering the Lake Victoria basin with a comparable integrated mandate in water, irrigation, hydropower, and rural livelihoods. Shares the same statutory governance model, MoU-style county engagement, and multi-functional development authority profile as KVDA.

Broad incumbents

• Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen PLC): Kenya's largest electricity generator and operator of major hydropower stations including the Turkwel–related grid. A broad incumbent on the hydropower dimension of KVDA's portfolio, though diversified across geothermal, wind, and thermal generation rather than basin development.
• Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA): U.S. federal corporation originally created for integrated river basin development combining hydropower, flood control, agriculture, and economic development. The classic large-scale model that Kenya's RDAs (including KVDA) were conceptualized after, providing a strategic governance and mandate benchmark.
• National Irrigation Authority (Kenya): National agency responsible for irrigation infrastructure development and management across Kenya. A broader incumbent with overlapping irrigation scheme activities (Napuu, Weiwei-type projects), though not regionally constrained to a single basin like KVDA.

Regional players

• Narmada Valley Development Authority (NVDA, India): Indian state-level river basin authority for the Narmada river, executing large multipurpose dams, hydropower, and irrigation programs. A regional peer that mirrors KVDA's combination of multipurpose dam infrastructure, irrigation development, and basin-wide coordination mandate, though operating in a different geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/kvda_ke
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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