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Diageo set to pocket Sh4.47bn dividend on delayed EABL deal

Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) Managing Director Andrew Kilonzo (left) shakes hands with East Africa Breweries Limited (EABL) Chief Finance Officer (CFO) Justin Mollel (right) during the companies 2026 Financial year Results on August 06, 2026 at Tusker Brewhouse. With them is EABL Group Managing Director Jane Karuku.

Photo credit: Francis Nderitu | Nation Media Group

By  Charles Mwaniki

Business Reporter

Nation Media Group

British multinational Diageo is set to pocket a dividend of Sh4.47 billion from EABL as the proposed sale of its stake in the Kenyan firm to Japan’s Asahi Holdings remains held up by court cases.

EABL announced a final dividend of Sh8.70 per share for the year ended June 2026, to be paid on October 31, 2026, to shareholders on its books as at October 19, 2026.

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