Pubs, Entertainment and Restaurant Association of Kenya (Perak) national chairperson Alice Opee Wednesday said the plan will also result in about 500,000 job losses in the entire sector. “We have noted with concern the draft regulation by the Ministry of Health in circulation. It also states that operating hours of any business establishment that deals in the same shall be between 9am and 7.30pm. “We were allowed to sell alcohol in our premises by the same State that now wants us to close shop. Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe permitted restaurants to reopen their operations in June up to 7.30pm but with a rider that they must observe social-distancing measures.

Source: Daily Nation July 23, 2020 04:41 UTC