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Only 500 bars to get permits, says Waititu in war on liquor

Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu speaking recently at the county headquarters. [Kamau Maichuhie/Standard]

Governor Ferdinard Waititu has taken the fight against alcoholism in the county a notch higher after he revealed that only 500 out of more than 3,000 bars would be licensed.

During his State of the County address in the county assembly yesterday, Mr Waititu said he was serious about fighting alcoholism and drug abuse, describing them as a menace that had reached alarming levels.

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