Gallaher bought Russian cigarette maker Liggett-Ducat in 2000, and the acquisition would leapfrog Japan Tobacco over Altria Group 's (nyse: MO - news - people ) Philip Morris into the No. 1 spot in the Russian market, with a 34% market share .

FORBES: Japan Tobacco Deal Is All About Russia

At the beginning of this year I had predicted in my column that Raila Odinga would emerge triumphant but there was no getting away from the fact that Mr Kenyatta appeared to have "the big mo" or momentum as the campaign drew to a close.

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