DPP Keriako Tobiko: Drinking before hours not illegal

Some of the thirty two people who were arrested for being drunk and disorderly in Kaloleni town during working hours when they appeared before the Kaloleni Principal Magistrate July 07, 2015. It is not an offence to drink alcohol before 5pm or after 11pm, the Director Of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has clarified. (PHOTO: GIDEON MAUNDU/ STANDARD)

It is not an offence to drink alcohol before 5pm or after 11pm, the Director Of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Keriako Tobiko has clarified.

However, it is illegal for alcohol sellers to operate outside the prescribed hours.