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KOT roast EABL, back Keroche over bitter bottle row pitting brewers

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Kenyans on Twitter have come out strongly to condemn East African Breweries over their fight with Keroche Breweries, the former claiming the indigenously Kenyan brewers had infringed on their brown bottle rights.

Under the hashtag #BarOwnersRevolt, KOT urged each other to abandon their favourite EABL brands for Keroche products under the “Buy Kenya Build Kenya” mantra, accusing giant brewer EABL of unfair trade practices.

https://twitter.com/KoechMmanuel/status/1214828969217974272?s=19

KOT devised all manner of trolls against EABL, including suggestions that Keroche products were good for the health of the people and even suggested brands from the Naivasha-based brewer had medicinal value.

Here are some of the tweets under the #BarOwnersRevolt hashtag:

https://twitter.com/komradeisaka/status/1214763497122336769?s=19
https://twitter.com/TheElderKE/status/1214762059885371392?s=19
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Milton Nyakundi

Milton Nyakundi is a veteran multimedia journalist with over 20 years of experience across broadcast, digital, and print media, who relocated to the United States in 2022 and is now the Senior International Correspondent for Kurunzi News based in Washington, DC, USA. He has previously worked with the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC), among other high-profile roles with Kenya's first privately-owned media outlet - Kenya Television Network. His experience also include prominent roles as Media Consultant for Football Kenya Federation (FKF), and StarTimes Kenya. His career spans high‑stakes political reporting covering legislative and constitutional issues, elections, governance, and accountability across Kenya, Africa, and global arenas. He also boasts extensive sports journalism experience, covering local and international sports events, including leagues, tournaments and sports governance. He is well-known for his investigative depth, editorial leadership, and evidence-driven journalism that guides his consistent delivery of public‑interest storytelling across platforms.

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