
East African Breweries Plc (EABL) has requested Chief Justice Martha Koome to intervene in ongoing legal disputes regarding Diageo's planned sale of a Sh340 billion stake to Asahi. In a letter dated June 23, EABL expressed concerns about multiple parallel court cases that could jeopardize this significant corporate transaction in the region.
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