Exclusive agreements

Exclusive contracts in Kenya’s beer distribution

Exclusive contracts in Kenya’s beer distribution

Nicholas Nhundu

Efficient distribution is central to competitiveness in the beer industry. In several cases around the world, the proliferation of entrant firms in beer has been obstructed by hurdles in getting products to consumers through the distribution system.

Exclusive agreements in pay-tv

Exclusive agreements in pay-tv

Anthea Paelo and Pamela Mondliwa

Kenya’s recent competition case against DSTV in the pay-tv industry is only one more in a growing list of complaints relating to exclusive agreements in the industry in African countries. In this particular case, Zuku, a satellite pay-tv provider and competitor to DSTV, approached the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) to protest MultiChoice’s (DSTV’s parent company) exclusive rights over content such as broadcasting of the English Premier League (EPL).