MPs shouldn’t dictate Diageo-Asahi deal

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Workers at the East African Breweries (EABL) microbrewery off Thika Road, Nairobi on January 26, 2024.

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A final decision on the Diageo–Asahi transaction remains in limbo.

Two critical developments unfolded last week. Appearing before the National Assembly Committee on Finance and National Planning, Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) CEO David Kimei publicly disclosed for the first time conditions Asahi and Diageo must meet before securing deal approval.

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