Woman loses decade-long straw-in-bottle case against Coca-Cola

Catherine Wanjiru accused the firm of selling and marketing the soda whilst knowing it was contaminated. [iStockphoto]

There are many reasons why Kenyans troop to courts to seek justice and a straw inside a bottle of soda adds to the piling list of trivial cases that drag for years in courts.

Nearly 10 years ago, Catherine Wanjiru walked to Nakumatt Mega Supermarket in Nairobi with the single aim of quenching her thirst.