Keroche Breweries founder Tabitha Karanja has been named Africa’s most inspiring female corporate leader by the Consumer Choice Africa Awards.
The annual business awarding event recognizes, enhances and promotes business excellence through consumers choice in an online voting system.
While appreciating those who voted for her, the industrialist on her Facebook page said she was honoured and humbled by the award.
“Thank you to all from Kenya and Africa for having voted for me to win this auspicious award,” she noted.
She was battling for the award with Akothee of Akothe Safaris, Selina Letara of HQ Products – Tanzania, Ntsiki Biyela of Aslina Wines – South Africa among others.
The country’s most decorated business lady added that she was committed to inspiring more generations to become top entrepreneurs across Africa.
Tabitha has a chest of top awards to her name. In 2010, she was honoured with a Moran of the Order of the Burning Spear for her efforts in liberalizing the liquor market.
In 2014, she was named Business Woman of the Year at the CNBC business leaders awards in Johannesburg.
In 2015, she was named the winner of the Transformational Business Award 2015, and her firm was voted Africa’s Best Growing Company.
In 2016, she received the Lifetime Africa Achievement Prize presented by the Millennium Excellence Foundation.
She is also a finalist in the Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum awards that recognize women business leaders and entrepreneurs in Africa.
The AWIEF Awards winners will be announced at a ceremony and gala dinner on December 3, 2021, in Johannesburg, South Africa.