As the managing director of Kenya Breweries Ltd (KBL) Jane Karuku considers herself humble but focused. Mrs Karuku is now tasked with of not only seeing through the massive investment in Kisumu but also ensuring KBL’s market share in Kenya is not eroded further.
When President Uhuru Kenyatta announced that East Africa Breweries Ltd (EABL) was investing $142 million in a new production plant in Kisumu, she was the company official who signed the deal alongside Industrialisation Cabinet Secretary Adan Mohamed.