East African Breweries Plc (EABL) Group Managing Director and CEO, Jane Karuku, expressed alarm over the high poverty index affecting key consumers, despite positive market indicators like a stable Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) and dropping interest rates.

• EABL is floating a Sh20 billion corporate bond.
• Jane Karuku, Group Managing Director and EABL CEO, highlighted the discrepancy between thriving top-tier markets and struggling lower-income consumers.
• The market is described as an "ugly hourglass," where some are doing well while many are struggling.