Second round of beer distribution wars as trader spurs with EABL in court

Beer bottles roll on a conveyor belt at the East African Breweries Ruaraka factory in Nairobi. The beer distribution business is hanging on the balance after Bia Tosha signed rival beer makers to set up a major dispute with EABL- the biggest brewer. (PHOTO: FILE/ STANDARD)

For more than two decades, Peter Burugu built a beer distribution empire delivering millions of crates of beer to consumers and earning a fortune in the process.

Today, his firm called Bia Tosha is facing the biggest test in exactly the same circumstances as in 1995 when he left employment at East African Breweries to become its main delivery service provider.