Kenya Breweries loses Sh250m in brews’ crackdown

A man prepares to set ablaze impounded brews from various joints in Nyeri town. Police discovered alcohol stores, some labelled as mobile cash transfer shops, which were stashed with cartons of the brews. Two lorry loads of the alcohol was set ablaze at a dump site in Asian Quarters estate last Saturday. [Photo: JOB WERU/STANDARD]

NAIROBI: Kenya Breweries Ltd (KBL) has claimed losses amounting to Sh250 million across the country as a result of the four-day crackdown on illicit liquor.

KBL Sales Director Kimani Mwaura said the company had shut down production lines and the whole distribution network within Central Kenya for security reasons.