A KRA officer inspects alcoholic drinks in Nairobi, Embakasi sub-county to fish out businesses with no health and operating licenses. [Willis Awandu, Standard]Makers of alcoholic beverages have opposed plans to ban the sale of alcoholic drinks in bottles of less than 750ml (millilitres). Read MoreBrewers’ lobby, the Alcohol Beverage Association of Kenya (ABAK) said the proposals would push consumers to illicit alternatives while opening up the local market to contrabands from Uganda and Tanzania. Illicit alcohol“The proposed law is discriminatory to a majority of the alcohol beverage consumers who cannot afford alcohol packaged in 750ml containers…,” said ABAK Chair Gordon Mutugi in a statement. Mr Mutugi said this would push players to package the product in plastic bottles, which is detrimental to the environment.

Source: Standard Digital January 27, 2021 21:00 UTC