Bar owners cry foul as counties deny them liquor licenses

Boniface Gachoka, secretary general of the Bars, Hotels, Liquor traders association of Kenya, (BAHLITA) during a press conference in Nairobi. [Denis Kibuchi, Standard]

Liquor traders in some counties have cried foul accusing authorities if refusing to renew or issue them with licenses.

In Murang'a traders operating more than 1,000 liquor outlets are up in arms after their applications to renew licenses were rejected.