Business & Enterprise
Distinguished
Tabitha Karanja
born 1964
Founded Kenya's first large non-multinational brewery
Distinguished is level 3 of 4 in the Kenya Hall of Fame: sustained excellence over a career, widely honoured at home. See how the levels work.
Why they are here
Keroche started as a wine business in 1997 and moved into beer in 2008, becoming the first large brewery in Kenya not owned by a multinational.
Tabitha Karanja, born in 1964, founded Keroche Breweries with her husband in 1997, starting in wine and moving into beer in 2008.
Keroche was the first large brewery in Kenya owned by a company that was not a multinational, and took a meaningful share of the domestic beer market. She was elected Senator for Nakuru County in 2022.
Keroche was the first large brewery in Kenya owned by a company that was not a multinational, and took a meaningful share of the domestic beer market. She was elected Senator for Nakuru County in 2022.
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