Kenya Wine Agencies Limited










































Kenya Wine Agencies Limited
Type
 Private company
Industry
Manufacturing & Marketing
Founded 1969
Headquarters
Nairobi, Kenya
Key people
Charity S. Kisotu
Chairperson
Felix Kariuki[1]
Managing Director
Products Wine & Spirits
Number of employees
 235 (2015)
Website Homepage

Kenya Wine Agencies Limited (KWAL), is a Kenyan manufacturer, importer and distributor of wine and spirits.[2][3][4]




Contents






  • 1 Overview


  • 2 History


  • 3 Ownership


  • 4 Corporate structure


  • 5 Recent developments


  • 6 See also


  • 7 References


  • 8 External links





Overview


KWAL is a wine manufacturer, distiller, importer and distributor of alcoholic beverages, headquartered in Nairobi, with a distribution network throughout Kenya's urban centres, distribution outlets in Uganda and a subsidiary in Rwanda. [5] As of February 2015[update], the company maintains five distribution centres in Kenya including Nairobi, Mombasa, Nakuru, Kisumu and Nyeri. It also operates a distribution centre in Kampala, Uganda and a wholly owned subsidiary in Kigali, Rwanda.[3]



History


The company was founded in 1969 by the Government of Kenya, to consolidate and streamline the importation and distribution of wine and spirits in the country. The agency opened its first wholly owned winey in 1982. Initially KWAL enjoyed a monopoly, which was broken when the country's economy was liberalized. In the beginning KWAL was a 100% parastatal, owned through the Industrial and Commercial Development Corporation (ICDC).[5] In 2014, the process of divestiture by the government was kick-started when 26% shareholding was sold to the South African multinational conglomerate Distell Group Limited.[3] The Nairobi-based publicly listed equity investment firm Centum Investment Company Limited, owns a 26.43% stake in KWAL.[4]



Ownership


As of February 2015[update], the shares of stock of the company are as listed in the table below:[4][6]










































Kenya Wine Agencies Limited Stock Ownership
Rank Name of Owner Percentage Ownership
1 ICDC 42.56
2 Centum Investment Company Limited 26.44
3 Distell Group Limited 26.00
4 KWAL Employee Stock Ownership Plan 4.00
5 KWAL Distributors 1.00
Total
100.00


Corporate structure


The company is owned by KWA Holdings East Africa Limited, also known as KWAL Holdings. KWAL Holdings owns a 6.25% stake in the stock of publicly traded Uchumi Supermarkets, a 100% stake in KWAL and a 100% stake in Yatta Vineyards Limited.[5]



Recent developments


Beginning in February 2015, the Government of Kenya began the process of selling 4% ownership to the estimated 235 company employees at the time at a price of KSh34 (US$0.00378) per share. The process is expected to conclude in April or May 2015. ICDC still has a 42.65 stake to dispose of.[4]



See also




  • EAC

  • Centum

  • ICDC

  • Kenya Economy

  • Uchumi




References





  1. ^ KWAL, . (2014). "Kenya Wine Agencies Limited :The Board of Directors". Kenya Wine Agencies Limited (KWAL). Retrieved 12 February 2015..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Blomberg, . (2013). "Company Overview of Kenya Wine Agencies Limited". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 12 February 2015.


  3. ^ abc Wahito, Margaret (29 August 2014). "Kenya: KWAL Privatisation Process Concludes". 98.4 Capital FM (Nairobi) via AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 12 February 2015.


  4. ^ abcd Herbling, David (12 February 2015). "Kwal Staff Begin Buying Winery Shares At Sh34". Business Daily Africa (Nairobi). Nation Media Group. Retrieved 12 February 2015.


  5. ^ abc Gachie, Josphat (2013). "Kenya Wine Agencies Limited – KWAL". Softkenya.com. Retrieved 12 February 2015.


  6. ^ Wangalwa, Elayne (2014). "Distell To Acquire Stake In Kenya Wine Agencies". CNBC Africa News. Retrieved 12 February 2015.




External links


  • Official Website



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