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Crackdown on drinking liquor outlets in Nairobi

At the Muthurwa Terminus, 20 outlets were closed and no suspect was arrested.

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by HILLARY BETT

Health28 February 2024 - 07:19
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In Summary


  • Some 23 liquor outlets were closed at Hakati Bus Station Terminus with nine people having been arrested.
  • Another 22 outlets were closed at the Old Nation Roundabout Terminus with six suspects being arrested.

At least 120 liquor stores around Matatu Termini have been shut down following a crackdown ordered by Governor Johnson Sakaja.

The operation which started over the weekend also saw the arrest of 25 bar owners in the Starehe subcounty.

In a statement from the Office of the Governor,  the operation team was grouped into six;  Country Bus Station where 10 outlets were closed and four suspects were arrested for selling illicit brew and booked at Kamukunji police station.

At the Muthurwa Terminus, 20 outlets were closed and no suspect was arrested.

Some 23 liquor outlets were closed at Hakati Bus Station Terminus with nine people having been arrested.


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