Tabitha Karanja

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tabitha Karanja
Occupation	Businessperson
Date Of Birth	Aug 29, 1964(1964-08-29)
Age	60
Birthplace	Kenya
Country	Kenya
Horoscope	Capricorn

Tabitha Karanja Biography

Tabitha Karanja is one of the most popular and richest Businessperson who was born on August 29, 1964 in Kenya, Kenya. Tabitha was born near Kijabe, in central Kenya. After attending Kenyan schools, she took up employment in the Ministry of Tourism as an Accounting Clerk. She met and married her husband, who owned a successful hardware store in Naivasha town. In 1997, the couple closed the hardware store and went into the wine-making business.

Tabitha Karanja Net Worth

Tabitha Karanja is one of the richest Businessperson from Kenya. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tabitha Karanja 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Tabitha Mukami Muigai Karanja is a Kenyan businesswoman, entrepreneur and industrialist. She is the founder and current Chief Executive Officer of Keroche Breweries, the first large brewery in Kenya owned by a non multinational company. Keroche accounts for 20% of Kenya’s beer consumption, as of October 2012.

Beginning in 1997, Tabitha Karanja and her husband, started making fortified wine, targeting the lower end of the market. In 2007, when the government enacted heavy taxes on locally made wines, her product was priced out of the market. She switched to manufacturing ready-to-drink gin and vodka, which her state-of-the-art factory still makes today. In 2008, she added beer to her repertoire of alcoholic drinks, beginning with a brand called “Summit”. In 2013, the factory began expansion plans to increase beer production from 60,000 bottles per day to 600,000 bottles per day. The refurbished plant, which cost KSh5 billion (US$55.5 million), was commissioned by Adan Mohammed, the Cabinet Secretary for Industrialisation, on 31 March 2015.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Tabitha Karanja Dating?

According to our records, Tabitha Karanja married to Joseph Karanja. As of December 1, 2023, Tabitha Karanja’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Ivica Ranked on the list of most popular Businessperson. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Kenya. Tabitha Karanja celebrates birthday on August 29 of every year.

Top Facts about Tabitha Karanja

1. Tabitha Karanja is the founder and CEO of Keroche Breweries.
2. She was born in 1964 in Naivasha, Kenya.
3. Keroche is the first brewery to be owned by a Kenyan.
4. The company employs over 700 people.
5. Keroche produces beer, spirits, and mineral water.
6. In 2019, Forbes listed her net worth at $30 million.
7. She has won numerous awards for entrepreneurship and business leadership.
8. Karanja is a philanthropist who supports education and healthcare initiatives.
9. She faced legal battles with multinational breweries over taxes and licensing fees.
10. Her story inspires women entrepreneurs across Africa to pursue their dreams.

Who is the husband of Tabitha Karanja?

Joseph Karanja

How old is Tabitha Karanja?

57 years (August 29, 1964)

How did Tabitha Karanja start?

Keroche Breweries was started in 1997 by Tabitha Karanja, then 32, and her husband, Joseph Karanja, at their family farm. They started with five employees and capital drawn from a hardware shop they owned. It was then called Keroche Industries Limited and produced fortified wines targeted at low income earners.

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What happened to keroche breweries?

The taxman has shut operations of Naivasha-based beer maker Keroche Breweries , leaving hundreds of jobs hanging in the balance. The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) last month closed the firm, owned by entrepreneur Tabitha Karanja, over financial woes owing to its protracted battle with the taxman.