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Kenya's EABL looks to scotch, low-priced beer to counter tax rises

East African Breweries is counting on surging demand for its low-priced Senator Keg beer and also scotch whiskey to counter the impact of tax increases, its chief executive said on Friday.

The brewer, which is controlled by British drinks group Diageo, on Thursday reported a 52 per cent jump in pretax profit for the year to June as volumes grew 11 per cent and sales surged 12 per cent.

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