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Kenya
Keroche Breweries' tax woes take fizz out of Ruto's campaign

Tabitha Karanja, chief executive of Keroche Breweries. © Noor Khamis/Reuters

The company, whose boss backs the deputy president's bid to succeed Uhuru Kenyatta, owes crippling sums to the Treasury, and management is refusing to sell shares to settle its debts. [...]

Published on 22/06/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Kenya
Keroche Breweries' tax woes take fizz out of Ruto's campaign

Kenya
Brewer EABL manages its foreign currency risk

Kenya
Gachagua's political crusade against liquor trade

Kenya
Ruto's business chums prepare for new era of prosperity

Kenya
Kenyatta financiers flock to Ruto administration

Kenya
Ruto's victory confirms split between the elites and the electorate in central Kenya

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Odinga's campaign pledges on Somalia ruffle Kenyatta and his intelligence services

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Raila Odinga aiming to become Horn of Africa's peace champion

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Ruto tries to siphon off Kenyatta's campaign war chest