Why is central Kenya being limited to just one bar per town?

Published: Feb. 9, 2023, 2 a.m.

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Last month, Kenya\\u2019s Vice President Rigathi Gachagua told local authorities in the central region that they should limit all towns in their area to one bar each.\\n \\nHe says the drastic measure is needed to save the youth from alcoholism.

But while many people agree the area has a real problem with drinking, not everyone thinks this will help.

And bar owners are up in arms about the impact they\\u2019re already feeling on their businesses \\u2013 even though most haven\\u2019t yet been closed down.

For today's Africa Daily Alan Kasujja speaks to a bar owner affected \\u2013 and someone who has a very personal interest: a former alcoholic who now helps other people to quit drinking.

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