Thread by @TabithaKaranja

Dear #KOT Thank you for standing with me & for supporting the Keroche Family. We are because you believe in Local Entrepreneurship & I promise NOT to give up because our RESILIENCE will define future generations & how far they will go. Here is my #ThreadStorm in response to KRA.

Dear Kenyans, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) @KRACare has issued a statement to reply to our grievances that we had raised about Keroche Breweries @keroche_ltd. It is with humility that I seek your indulgence to take this opportunity to tell my side of the story.

First, @keroche_ltd being a law-abiding Kenyan Company did NOT want to discuss anything that is in court but because @KRACare has decided to put this information in the public domain, we have decided to respond based on their statement. All am seeking is audience with @CG_KRA

With a lot of humility, we have to respond to what @KRACare has explained to the Kenyan public on the brief history of the dispute between Us & KRA. My plea is that @CG_KRA makes time for us. If we cannot meet the boss of @KRACare & we are classified as Large Tax Payers, then?

@keroche_ltd was born 25 years ago and from a very humble beginning has grown to be the largest, fully locally owned brewery in Kenya, and in the East African region. We are the only African brand that is owned by Africans. We have made history & created jobs.

@keroche_ltd now stands as a state-of-the-art brewing facility with a capacity to produce 1.1 million hectoliters per year of beer and a spirits and wine line capable of producing 10,000 bottles per hour and 15,000 bottles per hour respectively. This is HISTORIC for us.

@keroche_ltd has directly employed hundreds of workers and is a source of livelihood for thousands of others through its distributorship and retail supply chain. Not to mention the farmers who supply us with raw materials. @kenyanpundit @Mwango @gabrieloguda @KoinangeJeff

For the last 16 years, the @KRACare has classified Keroche as a large tax payer. Keroche’s current annual tax remittances amount to approximately Kes 2B. We invest everything we make in Kenya. Do multinationals do the same or they expatriate their profits? Can we discuss this?