This archive report was first published on 22 August 2019.
On August 22, 2019, Anerlisa Muigai, the daughter of Keroche Breweries owner, wrote an open letter to President Uhuru Kenyatta, pleading with him to intervene in her parents' tax evasion case.
Her parents, Tabitha Karanja and Joseph Karanja, directors of Keroche Breweries, were arrested on August 22, 2019, in connection with allegations of evading taxes amounting to Sh14.45 billion since 2015.
"Dear Our President (Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta), I am writing in regards to our local entrepreneurs. I am humbly requesting you to intervene and help/protect us all in businesses. We chose you as our President. Everyday our local entrepreneurs are being fought. We trust and believe that you will do something about it. Thank you. #BuyKenya #BuildKenya," Anerlisa's message reads.
Anerlisa also expressed her frustration with the Judiciary, calling it "rotten" for harassing her parents, who have contributed to the growth of the private sector for many years.
"Our judiciary is just so rotten!!! How you harass such people who have contributed to the growth of the private sector for so many year!" her post read in part.
