EABL defends Diageo’s Sh22bn shares purchase in Senate

Beer production line at the EABL plant in Ruaraka, Nairobi. 

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East African Breweries Plc (EABL) on Thursday defended the recent acquisition of an additional 14.97 percent stake in the company by its parent firm Diageo Plc.

Appearing before the Senate Trade Committee on Thursday, EABL’s chief executive Ms Jane Karuku said the transaction which raised Diageo’s ownership in the company to 65 percent was above board.

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