Twiga Foods Limited has entered administration. The company now operates under the name Templar Field Limited. Mohamed A. Mohamed of Maawiy Financial Advisory Services took over as administrator. The company board made the appointment. A release from the administrator, dated 15 September 2026, confirmed the move.
The appointment follows a filing at GT Flow Limited, formerly Twiga Foods One Limited. GT Flow entered administration on 17 August 2026. The same administrator took charge there. The board authorized both appointments under Section 541(2) of Kenya’s Insolvency Act, Cap. 53. No court order was required. No creditor filed a petition.
Kenya Gazette Notice No. 14595, published 11 September 2026, confirmed the GT Flow appointment. No gazette notice for Templar Field had appeared as of publication.
What Administration Means
Administration differs from liquidation. An administrator runs a company that cannot pay its debts. The purpose is to keep the business operating, or to return more money to creditors than liquidation would. A moratorium blocks lawsuits and debt collection against both companies during the process. Kenyan law limits administration to 12 months unless a court grants an extension.
“We will continue to engage with stakeholders to achieve the best possible outcome for all creditors,” Mohamed said in the release.
Deadlines for Creditors
GT Flow creditors must submit claims by 11 October 2026, 30 days after the gazette notice. Templar Field creditors face a 15 October 2026 deadline, based on the release date. Both must include full details and supporting documents.
Maawiy Financial Advisory Services is one of a small number of licensed insolvency practitioners in Kenya. Mohamed also serves as liquidator of Zydii Limited, a Nairobi training startup placed into liquidation by its creditors on 30 June 2026, a separate matter.
Company Background
Twiga Foods started in Nairobi in 2014. Peter Njonjo and Grant Brooke founded the company. The company purchased produce from farmers, delivered it through trucks and warehouses, and sold it to retailers through an app.
Investors put $185.4 million into the company over its history, according to Crunchbase data cited by Techweez. Backers included Goldman Sachs, the International Finance Corporation, and Creadev. At an exchange rate of KES 129.44 to the dollar, that total equals roughly KES 24 billion. Khusoko reported in 2019 that the company had raised close to $30 million from Goldman Sachs and $5 million from Creadev under Brooke’s leadership, before Njonjo became CEO.
The company cut 283 jobs in August 2023. Njonjo invested $1 million into the company in December 2023, then announced a six month sabbatical. He left the board in early 2024. Charles Ballard, formerly of Jumia Kenya, became CEO in May 2024. A second round of layoffs followed in 2024. Twiga gave up its Tatu City distribution hub in mid 2025. Between 2023 and 2025, the company cut more than 600 jobs in total.
A Restructuring Plan and a Name Change
In April 2025, a whistleblower gave Tech-ish internal documents describing a plan called Project Easter. The plan proposed moving the Twiga brand, customer data, and operations into a new entity, leaving the earlier company behind. Twiga denied the plan was in motion. The name changes now on record move the Twiga name away from both companies now in administration.
In 2025, Twiga acquired stakes in three Kenyan FMCG distributors: Jumra, Sojpar, and Raisons. The deal added eight distribution centers across Kenya’s Central, Coast, and Western regions.
