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Traders face stiff penalties after assembly passes liquor Bill

Embu, Kenya: Traders in Embu County who manufacture or sell alcohol in contravention of a new Bill risk paying a fine of up to Sh2 million or serving a five-year jail term or both.

This after the local county assembly passed the County Alcoholic Drinks Control Bill, 2014, yesterday.

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