Rivatex East Africa Ltd is reputed as the home of quality textile products both locally and regionally. The company has however been facing machinery and obsolete technology challenges which has hindered the exploitation of the potential opportunities that exist in the local and regional markets. The company has made various steps towards full revival despite the many challenges that it has faced on its way towards sustainable growth and profitability.
Rivatex East Africa Ltd is a vertically integrated textile factory that converts cotton lint through various processes to finished fabrics. It was officially opened on 4th Aug 2007 by the retired President Mwai Kibaki as a Moi University facility for Training, Consultancy, Research, Product Development and Extension.
Rivatex E.A is a company fully owned by Moi University and was incorporated Rivatex East Africa Limited on 16th August 2007 with the objective of utilizing the facility for training, research, extension and commercial purposes.
We have established ultramodern apparels and garments making unit that is well equipped with state-of-the-art machinery that make all kinds of outfits from cotton and cotton blend fibres. Through the Kenyan Government support We have been able to invest into new and ultra-modern machinery in textiles which are of its own kind the only ones in East and Central Africa.