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The day American boxer Mohamed Ali launched beer in Kenya

American boxer Mohamed Ali (left) with Njoroge Gishinga in 1980. [File, Standard]

What happens when you lure a doctor from curing the sick to attend to people’s thirst? You end up with a master brewer, a signature brew ready to conquer the world.

In 1961, as the country was preparing for independence, the East African Breweries raided universities in search of raw talent.

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