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KBL promises 100,000 jobs as Kisumu's keg factory is completed

Loads of covered fermentation tanks are driven towards Kenya Breweries Limited in Kisumu. [Denish Ochieng/Standard]

Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) is set to start brewing its low-end beer, Senator Keg, at its Sh15 billion factory in Kisumu following a successful test-run yesterday.

The brewer is seeking to widen dominance in the local market and edge out illicit brews with the commissioning of the plant whose refurbishment began a year ago.

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