Tabitha Karanja Set To Leave Keroche to Concentrate On Nakuru Senatorial Bid

Tabitha Karanja, the CEO of Keroche Breweries, is planning to resign in order to run for Senate.

In her first foray into elective politics, the founder of the Naivasha-based brewer is seeking the Nakuru senatorial seat.

On Saturday, the renowned businesswoman announced in her office that she will be recruiting her successor from within the firm’s hierarchy.

“It now time to concentrate on my political ambition and leave the running of the company to another person,” she said.

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In October last year, the 2010 Moran of the Order of the Burning Spear (MBS) receiver said that after consulting with her family and friends, she had chosen to enter the crowded campaign for the seat.

Karanja told reporters in Naivasha that she had everything she needed to run for the Senate seat now held by Senator Susan Kihika.

“For months we have been involved in consultations with close friends and I feel it’s time I gave this seat a shot,” she said.

Investors have been locked out of the market or mistreated for years, she said, due to tough restrictions and unscrupulous business tactics.

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“I have been at the centre of the unfair business practices and given a chance I would introduce laws that would protect investors and increase business opportunities,” she said.

The successful tycoon has over 35 years of expertise as the company’s CEO and is associated with the company’s rapid expansion.

The renowned entrepreneur shot to the limelight after winning the Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship (Transformational Business Award) in 2015.