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Harsh penalties await Mt Kenya hustlers in war on alcohol abuse

Murang'a County Bar Owners Chairman Simon Njoroge Jogoo. [Boniface Gikandi, Standard]

Manufacturers who adulterate alcoholic drinks will be fined Sh10 million or serve 10 years in jail, or both should a proposed law be passed by five Mt Kenya region counties.

According to the Bill, the distributors of adulterated alcoholic drinks and sellers will be fined Sh2 million or serve a prison term not exceeding two years or both and a fine of Sh500,000 or an imprisonment of two years respectively.

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