A House committee has rejected a Bill that sought to restrict the packaging and sale of alcoholic drinks to bottles of 750 millilitres. Wundanyi MP Danson Mwashako had sought to make sale of alcoholic drinks in bottles of less than 750ml illegal. Sale of alcohol in small packages has been blamed for fuelling alcohol abuse, especially among the youth and even schoolchildren. The Act further prohibits the sale of alcoholic drinks in sachets, PET bottles, and vending machines that minors can easily access. Alcohol industry players and stakeholders opposed the amendment, citing impracticability and exorbitant costs of producing glass bottles to conform to the law.

Source: The Star March 03, 2021 02:03 UTC