Beer Tycoon Tabitha Karanja: Why I Am Vying for Nakuru Senatorial Seat

Keroche Breweries CEO Tabitha Karanja has vowed to get rid of punitive business policies if she is elected to the Senate next year.

The 57-year-old beer tycoon announced her bid for the Nakuru senatorial seat in the 2022 general elections. 

Tabitha told Sunday Nation that her senatorial bid is informed by her quest to change policies she terms as punitive to local investors and businesses.

“I have seen impunity in the form of taxation introduced in Parliament; and MPs pass those laws yet they do not understand a thing about them and how they will affect the people and businesses. They are just conveyor belts,” Tabitha said.

“I have to be there now to champion these laws to protect these businesses and wealth creation. You can only do that in the Senate. I want to be there to monitor on behalf of the people, what the governors are doing,” she added.

The businesswoman made it clear that she is not interested in dirty politics, adding that her campaigns will be sober and run corporately.

“My brand of politics will be about what I’m offering, and for that, you do not need to shout. If you are going to work, focus on it. You will not see me where others are shouting,” she stated. 

“My campaign will be run corporately. I know somebody will ask if that can happen here in Kenya. Yes, it can, and I will be the first one to do it.”