Nakuru Senator Tabitha Karanja has resigned as Keroche Breweries CEO after 25 years.

Karanja announced the decision during a celebration  to mark the company's 25th year anniversary. The Nakuru county senator handed the reins to Keroche's Chief Financial officer, Potas Anaya.

She stated that she was stepping down to serve Nakuru residents and fully focus on her duties as the Deputy Leader of the Majority in the Senate.

"I am now ready to wholeheartedly dedicate myself to the honour of serving as the Senator of Nakuru County and as the Deputy Leader of the Majority in the Senate, representing our remarkable nation," she noted.

"With immense pride, I hereby announce my decision to step down as the CEO of Keroche Breweries, entrusting the leadership to a deserving successor," she stated.

"I also believe I leave an organisation well-positioned to meet the opportunities and challenges of being a national and international leader in the Kenyan and African beverages industry," she noted.

The senator's resignation comes at a time when the Nakuru based brewery is embattled in a tax tussel with Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA).