EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR LAND COMMERCIALIZATION INITIATIVE MASINGA FARM
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT TENDERS OCTOBER 2024
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR LAND COMMERCIALIZATION INITIATIVE MASINGA FARM
TENDER NO. MOALD/SDA/LCI/EOI/01/2024-2025
1. BACKGROUND
The Government of Kenya through the Agricultural Sector Transformation and Growth Strategy (ASTGS 2019 –
2029) seeks to transform underutilized land into productive commercial agricultural land. The objective is to
have underutilized public land leased and operated by the private sector for commercial agriculture projects
through the LCI. The initiative is designed to address food insecurity by implementing interventions which
enhance food production, increase farmers’ incomes, create jobs, and promote value addition along key value
chains.
2. OBJECTIVES OF THE LCI
• To make available underutilized public agricultural land for leasing to commercial agribusinesses
• To attract private investment, both local and foreign, to support commercial agribusiness on the available
land.
• To contribute to national food production and reduce food deficits through increased agricultural production.
• To facilitate growth in national employment opportunities through new investor attraction and expansion
of agricultural value chains
3. TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR INVESTORS UNDER THE LCI
The Government of Kenya seeks interested and qualified commercial agribusinesses and investors with demonstrated
technical and financial capacity to undertake farming, (agri-)forestry and other agriculture-related activities
on land sites identified under the LCI. Key enterprises, value chains and agricultural commodities targeted
are food crops, industrial crops, fruits, livestock, fisheries, and (agro-) forestry. To qualify, agribusinesses and
investors must demonstrate experience with implementing and operating large commercial agricultural and/
or related projects and operations in other developing economies both within and without. These projects and
operations should contribute to food security and local income opportunities including through participation of
and employment opportunities for local communities. They should demonstrate experience with sustainable
green technologies and efficient use of power and water.
4. SITE DESCRIPTION:
This EOI is for:
a) Masinga – 500 acres, with the potential for expansion. The Masinga farm, under the ownership of the Tana and
Athi River Development Authority (TARDA), is situated adjacent to the Masinga dam reservoir, which forms part
of the 7 Forks hydroelectric power generation complex. The Government of Kenya seeks to engage a private
operator capable of establishing an outgrower scheme, fostering local food production and processing, or
initiating agricultural production and/or forestry activities. The farm had conducive soil quality and a favorable
climate for cultivating various vegetables such as French beans, okra, and eggplants, with irrigation being a
necessity to ensure optimal yields. Key features of the site include its proximity to the dam and reservoir, its
adjacency to a significant power plant, the presence of vertisols (black cotton soils), and excellent access roads.
5. QUALIFICATION AND EVALUATION CRITERIA
Interested commercial agribusinesses and investors, alone or in consortiums, should express their interest by
providing information/documents in support of their competence, ability and suitability as follows:
a) Valid Tax compliance certificate from the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) or the tax authorities of their
tax jurisdiction.
b) Copy of Business Registration/Certificate of incorporation
c) Valid trading license/Business permit
d) CR12 for limited companies, detailing the list of Directors and shareholding & copies of Identification
Cards (ID) for the listed Directors.
e) Valid PIN Certificate with VAT obligation.
f) 3 years certified audited accounts, 2021,2022 and 2023.
g) Companies should provide evidence of experience in conducting relevant agricultural projects and operations
of large, medium or small-scale and nature as envisaged by the LCI (during the last five years).
Experience with a government-led agriculture initiative, like LCI, is not needed.
h) Companies need to indicate whether the company is interested in part of the parcel(s) or the whole
parcel, and provide an indication of the size of the parcel they are interested in. The smallest leasable
parcel for the Bura plot is 100 acres
i) Provide list and qualifications of at least five (3) personnel with capacity to undertake the assignment.
j) Describe the potential use of the parcel (in half a page) for food crops, industrial crops, fruits, livestock,
fisheries, and (agro-) forestry.
Interested bidders should submit their response in one original and copy. This Request for EOI is also available
in the Government of Kenya Tender Portal www.tenders.go.ke and in the Ministry’s website www.kilimo.
go.ke
6. Firms that wish to participate in the EOI should forward their particulars/contacts to the Head of Supply Chain
Management Services, State Department for Agriculture, through email address: tenders@kilimo.go.ke to
receive further clarifications or addendum where necessary.
1. EOI SUBMISSION
Expressions of Interest (EOIs) MUST be submitted both physically and via email. For physical submission of EOIs:
Completed Expression of Interest (EOI) documents are to be enclosed in plain sealed envelopes clearly marked “EOI
FOR LAND COMMERCIALIZATION INITATIVE (LCI) MASINGA FARM, TENDER NO. MOALD/SDA/LCI/EOI/01/2024-
2025’’
