Keroche Breweries Company
Keroche Breweries was established in August 1997, at the home of the owners, Joseph Karanja and Tabitha Karanja. Their home is situated in Kenya’s Rift Valley Province, on the edge of the Nairobi-Nakuru Highway.
Their story is a classic in Kenya, where the brewing industry for over half a century was dominated by multi-nationals, the largest being the Diageo controlled East African Breweries who control both the beer and spirit market.
Keroche Breweries CEO |Founder
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.
Keroche Breweries History
In 1997, liberalization of the alcohol industry exposed a critical market imbalance. The brewing company research on drinking patterns within the middle level and low-income earners indicated the different market segments were not well catered for by the already established liquor manufacturers.
Keroche Breweries Contacts
You can reach unto them with the following contacts: NAIROBI. +254 700 428 295. info@kerochebreweries.com.
Keroche Breweries Products
They majorly deal with wines and spirits production. Their wines include CHENIN BLANC,
Keroche Breweries Market Share
Kenya’s Keroche Breweries’ eyes market share surge to 20 percent. NAIVASHA, Kenya (Reuters) – Kenya’s Keroche Breweries is investing 5 billion shillings ($55 million) to increase its capacity tenfold and help it grow its share of the alcohol market six-fold to 20 percent in about a year, its chief executive said.
Keroche Breweries Location
It’s Opposite Kenya Power, Kitengela, Nairobi – Namanga, Athi River.
Keroche Breweries New Plant
Keroche Breweries officially opened its new Sh5.5 billion plant in 205, Naivasha, that with which it hopes to grow its market share to 20 percent from the current three percent. The new one million hectoliter brewhouse has the capacity of 600, 000 beer bottles per day and it can produce 30 different brands.
Keroche Breweries Daughter
Anerlisa Mungai is the daughter and heiress to the Keroche breweries ltd owner.
Keroche Breweries Website
http://www.kerochebreweries.com
Keroche Breweries Chairman
Joseph Muigai Karanja serves as the Chairman and a co-founder of Keroche Breweries
Keroche Breweries News Latest
Keroche billionaire’s daughter sued over Sh19.9m loan
A man has gone to court seeking to recover Ksh 19,911,773, which he loaned Annerlisa Muigai, the heiress of the multi-billion Keroche Breweries empire, which he claims she used to throw a party to celebrate her 33th birthday and gave the rest to her then-boyfriend.
According to court documents seen by Business Today, Annerlisa approached Dennis Mwangeka on diverse dates in September 2015 executing three loan agreements at diverse times resulting in a total loan of Ksh 13,000,000.
She allegedly gave Mwangeka a Range Rover Evoque, KBU 509R and an Audi Q7, KBX 888N as security for the loans.
As the debt remained outstanding, the plaintiff received a phone call from the police flying squad summoning him to go to the police station as the vehicle being held in lieu of the loans were stolen from the defendants mother, Tabitha Karanja of Keroche Industries,” the suit papers drawn by by Kuloba and Wangila Advocates read in part.
Annerlisa would later reveal that she spent Ksh 3 million on her birthday party while the rest went to her then boyfriend, Ben Kang’angi.
A breakdown of the loans indicates that on September 9, 2015, Mwangeka gave her Ksh 5,500,000 which has now accrued interest totaling Ksh 8,873,578 while on September 16, 2015 she took Ksh 4,200,00 which has now reached Ksh 6,160,854.
On September 24, 2015, Annerlisa borrowed, Ksh 3,300,000 which now stands at Ksh 4,877,854.
Mwangeka says he stopped charging interest on the loans on January 16, 2016.
He, further, claims that on October 30, 2015, Annerlisa issued him with cheques worth Ksh 4,410,00 but they all bounced, adding that she has become so elusive and no longer picks his calls. In addition, she has denied him and his employees access to her office.
According to the court papers, Kang’ang’i has admitted that he was her boyfriend at the time she was taking the loans but the money was never spent on him.
Instead, Kang’ang’i, who describes himself as a business man, who is financially stable, claims she was conned by some ‘wash wash’ people who promised her a total return of Ksh 350 million.
“She never spent any money on me, in fact, I am the one who used to spend money on her. And she only told me she had been conned when her debtors came calling,” he says.
Annerlisa has admitted she borrowed money from Mwangeka but avers the interest charged on the said loans is illegal, oppressive and extortionist and therefore unenforceable.
She further disputes her ex-boyfriend’s claims, saying she borrowed the money on his behalf and hence he should be held liable.
“The said Kangangi is the principal debtor and the defendant is not liable to the plaintiff for the sums claimed and therefore does not owe any other amount” she says in her replying affidavit filed in court by Mungu, Kimetto and Company Advocates.
Apart from her Keroche links, Annerlisa Muigai is an entrepreneur in her own right. She is the CEO of Nero Water Company. In recent days, she has been in the news for drastically reducing her weight.
A man has gone to court seeking to recover Ksh 19,911,773, which he loaned Annerlisa Muigai, the heiress of the multi-billion Keroche Breweries empire, which he claims she used to throw a party to celebrate her 33th birthday and gave the rest to her then-boyfriend.
According to court documents seen by Business Today, Annerlisa approached Dennis Mwangeka on diverse dates in September 2015 executing three loan agreements at diverse times resulting in a total loan of Ksh 13,000,000.
She allegedly gave Mwangeka a Range Rover Evoque, KBU 509R and an Audi Q7, KBX 888N as security for the loans.
As the debt remained outstanding, the plaintiff received a phone call from the police flying squad summoning him to go to the police station as the vehicle being held in lieu of the loans were stolen from the defendants mother, Tabitha Karanja of Keroche Industries,” the suit papers drawn by by Kuloba and Wangila Advocates read in part.
Annerlisa would later reveal that she spent Ksh 3 million on her birthday party while the rest went to her then boyfriend, Ben Kang’angi.
A breakdown of the loans indicates that on September 9, 2015, Mwangeka gave her Ksh 5,500,000 which has now accrued interest totaling Ksh 8,873,578 while on September 16, 2015 she took Ksh 4,200,00 which has now reached Ksh 6,160,854.
On September 24, 2015, Annerlisa borrowed, Ksh 3,300,000 which now stands at Ksh 4,877,854.
Mwangeka says he stopped charging interest on the loans on January 16, 2016.
He, further, claims that on October 30, 2015, Annerlisa issued him with cheques worth Ksh 4,410,00 but they all bounced, adding that she has become so elusive and no longer picks his calls. In addition, she has denied him and his employees access to her office.
According to the court papers, Kang’ang’i has admitted that he was her boyfriend at the time she was taking the loans but the money was never spent on him.
Instead, Kang’ang’i, who describes himself as a business man, who is financially stable, claims she was conned by some ‘wash wash’ people who promised her a total return of Ksh 350 million.
“She never spent any money on me, in fact, I am the one who used to spend money on her. And she only told me she had been conned when her debtors came calling,” he says.
Annerlisa has admitted she borrowed money from Mwangeka but avers the interest charged on the said loans is illegal, oppressive and extortionist and therefore unenforceable.
She further disputes her ex-boyfriend’s claims, saying she borrowed the money on his behalf and hence he should be held liable.
“The said Kangangi is the principal debtor and the defendant is not liable to the plaintiff for the sums claimed and therefore does not owe any other amount” she says in her replying affidavit filed in court by Mungu, Kimetto and Company Advocates.
Apart from her Keroche links, Annerlisa Muigai is an entrepreneur in her own right. She is the CEO of Nero Water Company. In recent days, she has been in the news for drastically reducing her weight.