Beverage company whose proposed sale of majority stake to Japan's Asahi Group has faced multiple court challenges.
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A beer distributor will have to wait longer to pursue its decade-old battle against East African Breweries Limited (EABL) after the High Court declined to fast-track the hearing of two cases involving terminated distribution rights and a proposed multi-billion-shilling corporate …
Court deals blow to Bia Tosha bid on EABL saleIndustry leaders at the New Pulse Summit 2026 said Africa's beverage industry must address barriers in financing, regulation, and skills development while embracing innovation and sustainability. Access to capital and lengthy licensing processes for breweries and distilleries were cited as major obstacles to growth.
28 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Industry leaders at the New Pulse Summit 2026 said Africa's beverage industry must address barriers in financing, regulation, and skills development while embracing innovation and sustainability. Access to capital and lengthy licensing processes for breweries and distilleries were cited as major obstacles to growth.
28 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
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13 July 2026 · The Standard →
East African Breweries Limited has written to Chief Justice Martha Koome requesting judicial intervention over multiple court cases challenging the proposed sale to Japan's Asahi Group, arguing that parallel proceedings risk delaying the transaction, creating investor uncertainty, and resulting in conflicting court orders.
24 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
East African Breweries Limited has written to Chief Justice Martha Koome seeking intervention over multiple court cases challenging the proposed sale of the brewer to Japan's Asahi Group, saying the parallel proceedings risk conflicting court orders and could delay the transaction valued at about Ksh.340 billion.
24 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Justice Gregory Mutai declined to grant conservatory orders sought by JILK Construction Limited to stop the acquisition of East African Breweries Limited shares by Japan-based Asahi Group Holdings from Diageo, finding the petitioner had failed to establish sufficient grounds for the restraint.
17 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The High Court has dismissed an application by Bia Tosha Distributors seeking interim orders to stop the completion of a proposed transaction involving East African Breweries Limited (EABL), Diageo, and Asahi Group Holdings, ruling that the applicant had already elected to pursue relief at the Court of Appeal and could not return to the High Court seeking similar orders on the same matter.
2 June 2026 · Capital News →
Kenya's High Court rejected an application by Bia Tosha Distributors seeking interim orders to stop the EABL-Diageo-Asahi transaction while a Court of Appeal case proceeds, ruling the petitioner cannot return to the High Court for similar relief after choosing to pursue the matter in the appellate court.
2 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Justice Gregory Mutai rejected Bia Tosha Distributors Limited's second application for conservatory orders to halt Diageo's proposed sale of its 65 percent stake in East African Breweries Limited to Japan's Asahi Group Holdings, valued at Sh300 billion or US$2.3 billion.
2 June 2026 · The Standard →
A group of Kenyan petitioners has filed a High Court petition seeking to stop a planned shareholding transaction involving East African Breweries Limited, Asahi Group Holdings, and Diageo plc, citing alleged human rights and corporate governance violations.
9 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The High Court will rule on May 28, 2026 on a fresh attempt by a small Nairobi-based beer distributor, Bia Tosha Distributors Limited, to suspend the proposed Sh300 billion acquisition of Diageo's 65 percent stake in East African Breweries Limited by Japanese conglomerate Asahi Group Holdings, a deal valued at approximately US$2.3 billion.
8 May 2026 · The Standard →
Justice Gregory Mutai declined Bia Tosha Distributors Limited's application for an expedited hearing of its petition challenging the termination of its exclusive distribution rights and seeking to block Diageo PLC's proposed Sh300 billion sale of its 65 percent stake in EABL to Asahi Group Holdings.
1 May 2026 · The Standard →