Great Rift Coffee
🇰🇪Kenya

Great Rift Coffee

Great Rift Coffee is a vertically integrated coffee company based in Nandi Hills, Kenya, that manages the cultivation, processing, roasting, and export of Arabica coffee. Founded by David Muge and currently involving his daughter Zukiya-Rose Muge, the company operates with a farm-to-cup model to support local farmers and improve processing standards in the North Rift region.

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History

The company traces its roots to 2017 when David Muge returned to Kenya after 35 years in the UK. It was formally established in 2019, initially beginning as a dry mill in Eldoret before expanding into a vertically integrated operation. In mid-2024, the company secured its own export license following changes in Kenyan coffee legislation.

The farmer's day, in pictures

Editorial illustrations of the harvest and farm work our research documented — anonymous figures, never real likenesses.

Great Rift Coffee — coffee farmer illustration 1
Great Rift Coffee — coffee farmer illustration 2
Great Rift Coffee — coffee farmer illustration 3
Coffees by Great Rift Coffee