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Manufacturers warn new rules on alcohol will hurt production

A police officer stands watch as unlicensed liquor is loaded into a lorry in Meru town. [File/Standard]

Kenya’s manufacturing sector faces new pressure from proposed tax measures within the Finance Bill 2025, with alcoholic beverage producers warning that certain clauses could undermine their competitiveness and inadvertently fuel the illicit alcohol market.

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