KBL says construction of its Sh15 billion Kisumu Brewery is on course

A worker checks beer bottles on a conveyor belt at the East African Breweries Ruaraka factory. (Photo: Courtesy)

Kenya Breweries Ltd (KBL) says construction of its Sh15 billion Kisumu Brewery is on course, with production set to commence next year.

Speaking during a recent status update on the project, KBL Managing Director Jane Karuku said the new plant would provide an expanded market opportunity mainly for sorghum farmers in Nyanza.

The plant, she said, would rely on sorghum among other raw materials sourced from locals.

President Uhuru Kenyatta presided over the ground-breaking in August.