{"id":4680,"date":"2026-01-07T13:32:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T13:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenewsroomhub.co.ke\/?p=4680"},"modified":"2026-01-07T13:32:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T13:32:32","slug":"eabl-slams-bia-tosha-court-case-labels-claims-baseless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenewsroomhub.co.ke\/index.php\/2026\/01\/07\/eabl-slams-bia-tosha-court-case-labels-claims-baseless\/","title":{"rendered":"EABL Slams Bia Tosha Court Case, Labels Claims Baseless"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-start=\"129\" data-end=\"289\">East African Breweries Limited (EABL) has clarified that a court case filed by Bia Tosha is unrelated to the recent Diageo-Asahi transaction.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-start=\"291\" data-end=\"566\">In a statement released on January 7, 2026, EABL said the matter involves a long-standing dispute over distribution territories in Kenya and is part of an ongoing legal campaign by a former employee and distributor. \u201cAll claims made are devoid of truth,\u201d the company noted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b><strong>Read Also:<\/strong><\/b>\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: 500;\" href=\"https:\/\/technews.co.ke\/article\/how-learners-can-transition-smoothly-to-senior-secondary-school-under-the-cbe\">How Learners Can Transition Smoothly to Senior Secondary School Under the CBE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We wish to clarify that the matters in court relate to a long-standing dispute between Bia Tosha and KBL regarding distribution territories in Kenya and have absolutely no factual or legal linkage to the announcement of the Diageo-Asahi transaction,&#8221;EABL said in a statement.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/africa\/kenyan-beer-firm-asks-court-block-diageos-23-bln-sale-eabl-asahi-2026-01-07\/\">EABL AND\u00a0Bia Tosha\u00a0 \u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>EABL emphasized that despite the change in majority shareholder, both EABL and Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) remain independent and fully capable of managing their operations and defending any litigation.<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Regardless of the change of majority shareholder,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbcafrica.com\/2026\/kenyan-beer-firm-asks-court-to-block-diageos-2-3-billion-eabl-sale-to-asahi\/\">EABL and KBL<\/a>\u00a0remain independent, capable entities fully able to conduct their business and defend any litigation. Any insinuation to the contrary is false and inimical to the interests of Kenya as a nation that attracts high-quality foreign investment, &#8220;Statement added.<\/p>\n<h2>EABL AND\u00a0Bia Tosha<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-start=\"568\" data-end=\"951\">The company added that any suggestion linking the court case to the transaction is false and could harm Kenya\u2019s reputation as a destination for high-quality foreign investment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b><strong>Read Also:<\/strong><\/b>\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: 500;\" href=\"https:\/\/technews.co.ke\/article\/ncba-celebrates-45-graduates-of-third-go-getter-internship-programme\">NCBA Celebrates 45 Graduates of Third Go-Getter Internship Programme<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-start=\"953\" data-end=\"1102\">The statement described the lawsuit as the latest in a 10-year effort by what it called a \u201cserial litigant\u201d to destabilize its business operations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This application is merely the latest iteration of an unsuccessful 10-year campaign by a former employee and former distributor\u2014now a serial litigant\u2014to destabilize and damage EABL\u2019s business operations. 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