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In Kenya, a thunderstorm has been conducting the last proposals for the sale and consumption of alcohol, including increasing minimum use from 18 to 21.
The proposed rules presented on Wednesday include a ban on the purchase of alcohol at supermarkets, restaurants and public transport. Online selling and delivery of the alcoholic beverage home, as well as the approval of celebrities will also be by law.
Authorities defended the planned measures as needed to resolve addiction, especially among the youth.
But many Kenyans, including the alcohol industry, have criticized the proposals as erroneous and potentially devastating for the economy.
If they are approved, alcohol will only be available in pubs and scores, as well as in stores specially licensed for sale.
The plans were represented by the national power against the campaign against alcohol and drug abuse (NACADA) is that it was considered as one of the most aggressive anti -alcohol politicians seen by the country.
In 2022, the agency estimated that each of the 20 Kenyans aged 15 to 65 was fond of alcohol.
After the reverse reaction against its proposals, Nacada sent out a statement saying that his design policy is a “roadmap, not a matter of implementation”, adding that the next step was to develop a plan that would attract different players.
“Any proposal that requires legitimate support will be a careful process of consideration of the law,” it added.
Traders and alcohol manufacturers have sharply criticized the plans of the root, warning that their implementation could cause a crisis in the field.
They claim that measures will lead to extensive work losses and push consumers to the illegal alcohol market.
The Kenya (Abak) Association stated that Nacada has developed a policy project without consulting the manufacturers, calling it “exclusive” and “unrealistic”.
Expressing support for the fight against alcohol abuse, he stated that manufacturers who could “add valuable ideas to politics” were expelled.
Famous lawyer Donald Cyipkorir said X said that the transition to “ban the sale of alcohol in supermarkets, restaurants, public beaches, recreational premises and gasoline stations will kill the Kenya Sector.”
“Tourism moves with good food, alcohol (wine, beer and alcohol) and sex,” he added.
Kenya has attempted to control alcohol abuse in the past, including through legislative attempts, although the problem with cruelty is maintained thanks to dozens who died of harmful alcohol.
In 2023, President-deputies Rigat Gachagua proposed a radical step to reduce alcohol abuse in the central region of the country, which was seen as a terrible threat, saying that the county’s governments should only allow one pub to the city.
But the owners of bars and restaurants complained that the government received its priorities wrong, focusing on legal enterprises. After all, the plan collapsed.
