Bars warn of Sh50bn loss in alcohol ban


[Source: Business Daily, by Bonface Otieno]

Bar and restaurant operators have opposed the fresh plan to ban drinking of alcohol inside their premises, saying it will result in Sh50 billion loss in revenues.

Pubs, Entertainment and Restaurant Association of Kenya (PAREK) national chairperson Alice Opee Wednesday said about 500,000 jobs were also on the line.

“We have noted with concern the draft regulation by the Ministry of Health in circulation. If the proposal is approved, about 500,000 of our youth will be rendered jobless and…

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