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Charles Muchene: The highs and lows of chairing EABL board

Outgoing EABL Chairman, Charles Muchene (left) congratulates incoming Chairman Martin Oduor-Otieno after the company's announcement on Tuesday.

The idea of chairing the board of East Africa Breweries Ltd (EABL), a big, publicly-listed company with larger-than-life directors, intimidated Charles Muchene.  

But even bigger challenges awaited the accountant who currently chairs the board of Absa Kenya, having at some point chaired the boards of both companies.

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