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Bar owners take on counties over tough laws on alcohol

The Bills seek to ban advertising of alcohol and restrict alcohol sales by supermarkets to between 5pm and 9pm and in hotels and lodgings and members' clubs to between 1pm and 11pm. [iStockphoto]

A lobby group of bar owners has raised alarm over several amendment Bills being introduced in counties targeting the alcoholic beverage sector.

The Bar, Hotels and Liquor Traders Association of Kenya (Bahlita) said the amendments; if passed, will kill the alcoholic beverages and hospitality sector.

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