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Bar owners want Uhuru to reduce levy charges, relax covid-19 measures

The new sitting arrangement at Sabina Joy, Nairobi in a file photo

NAIROBI, KENYA: The Pubs, Entertainment and Restaurants Association of Kenya (PERAK) has appealed to the Government to review the Covid-19 safety measures, which have had a devastating impact across the hospitality industry in the country. 

PERAK officials have asked President Uhuru Kenyatta to at the very least give a fixed timeline on when the measures could be relaxed, issue a waiver or a reduction in the payment of levies by the hotel industry to the Government and allow for restaurants to serve food and alcohol to sit-in customers during the designated hours of operations. 

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