{
  "id": 6759306,
  "title": "Diageo exits EABL: Inside CAK’s conditions for Asahi takeover",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/diageo-exits-eabl-inside-caks-conditions-for-asahi-takeover",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T12:57:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/business/diageo-exits-eabl-inside-caks-conditions-for-asahi-takeover"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Kenya has cleared Diageo’s sale of its 65 per cent stake in East African Breweries Plc (EABL) to Japan’s Asahi Group Holdings, ending a major regulatory hurdle for the transaction. The Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) approved the deal with conditions covering outstanding liabilities and access to retail cooler space for competing beverage brands. Diageo […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Nation Africa",
        "title": "Competition Authority approves Diageo’s EABL stake sale to Asahi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/competition-authority-approves-diageos-eabl-stake-sale-to-asahi",
        "published": "2026-09-11T05:15:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "Kenya clears Diageo’s sale of EABL stake to Asahi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/kenya-clears-diageos-sale-of-eabl-stake-to-asahi",
        "published": "2026-09-11T07:43:53.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}