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Women reap big returns from Sh14b keg plant

EABL Regional Business Manager Eliud Kiptoo engages sorghum farmers in Ahero, Kisumu County on May 18, 2018. [Dalton Nyabundi, Standard]

Women have taken up at least 50,000 direct and indirect jobs created by the East African Breweries Limited (EABL) keg plant in Kisumu.

This is according to Britain’s Secretary of State for International Development Alok Sharma, who made an inspection tour of the plant on Wednesday. EABL is owned by UK-based multinational beer and spirits producer Diageo.

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