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State eyes Sh8 billion from KBL keg plant

Agriculture CS Mwangi Kiunjuri tours the Kisumu Brewery during a test-run on July 19, 2018. [Courtesy]

The Government expects to raise about Sh8 billion in taxes annually from the new Sh15 billion Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) plant in Kisumu.

Farmers contracted to supply the brewery with sorghum are also expected to pocket Sh4 billion, with their numbers projected to double from the current 15,000.

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