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How an elephant gave Tusker beer its name

Tusker Bottles
         The famous Tusker beer got its name from an elephant        Photo: Courtesy

By Kenneth Kwama

The first beer to be brewed in a factory in Kenya was produced in 1922 in small copper vessels heated by firewood.

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