The liquor sellers at the border town have resorted to hawking beer as businesses grapple to overcome the effects of the coronavirus. It is now common to see youths hired by bar owners vending alcohol in the town and its environs. Bar owners who had hoped that Uhuru would relax coronavirus health guidelines and allow merrymakers to return to pubs were taken aback by the President’s decision to extend the ban on bar operations. Bar owners said they had been forced to devise new methods of selling to meet their obligations like paying rent and other utilities. David Moseti said bar operators had been compelled to become creative to overcome the challenges posed by the Covid-19 to earn a living.

Source: The Star June 08, 2020 11:48 UTC