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A construction company has suffered a major blow after the High Court has rejected its bid to halt the Sh340 billion sale of Diageo's controlling stake in East African Breweries PLC (EABL) to Japan's Asahi Group Holdings.
Justice Gregory Mutai of the Milimani Constitutional and Human Rights Division on Wednesday June 17,2026 dismissed JILK Construction Company's application for conservatory orders ruling that the firm's grievances had no bearing on the multibillion-shilling share transfer.
Although the court left room for the underlying constitutional petition to be heard later, Justice Mutai found no link between JILK's complaint and the transaction it sought to freeze.
"I share the same view as my brother Judge Bahati Mwamuye in the Bia Tosha matter, that no nexus has been shown between the impugned transaction and the petition now before the court," the judge ruled.
