Keroche Breweries CEO, Tabitha Karanja reprieved after court charge sheet amendment

Affluent heiress, Anerlisa Muigai’s mother, Tabitha Karanja gets reprieved after the court granted request to strike out her name from accused persons in ongoing court proceedings.

On Tuesday, the 10th of September 2019, Nanyuki court gave her a reprieve after striking out her name from a charge sheet.

In which her company and a distributor were accused of infringement of beer packaging by rival firm.

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Nanyuki Principal Magistrate, Njeri Thuku granted an application made last week by John Maina, a special prosecutor.

This was in a bid to have the charge sheet amended and expunge Tabitha’s name as the second accused person.

Having considered the application by the prosecution, I hereby grant the request to strike out accused two in this matter and charge accused one and three afresh.

Initially

The Keroche CEO had earlier on been charged alongside her company and their Nanyuki-based beer distributor, Grace Wanjiru.

Grace was apparently found with Viena Ice pre-packed beer in sealed bottles of 500 ml on the 30th of September 2015 in Nanyuki town.

With the EABL logo embossed on the bottles, therefore likely to mislead consumers on the actual beer manufacturer.

Keroche Breweries CEO, Mrs Tabitha Karanja

Secondly, they were facing charges of being found in the possession of Summit Lager beer pre-packed in bottles containing EABL markings embossed on them.

Initially, the prosecution sought to charge Keroche Breweries as an entity, Mrs Karanja as the company’s CEO and Ms Wanjiru, Keroche’s beer distributor in Nanyuki town.

Prosecuting the case on behalf of Weights and Measures Department, Maina substituted the old charge sheet with a fresh one where Keroche Breweries and Ms Grace were charged afresh for the offenses.

Appearing for Keroche Breweries, Lawyer Ibrahim Sanko told the court he does not object the amendment of the charge sheet to strike out Mrs Karanja’s name.

Mrs Tabitha Karanja

Further citing that it would have been in bad taste to charge her as the company’s CEO, simultaneously charging the company.