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Meru County liquor board has banned establishment of bars near learning institutions,
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The board CEO Gitonga Akubu promised to take the necessary action in order to ensure compliance of the set standards.
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He has also vowed to end both the illicit and traditional brews in the county.
Meru County Alcoholics Drinks Control Board has banned the establishment of bars located within 300 metres of a learning institution.
The Board Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Gitonga Akubu said they will follow the law to the letter to ensure only bars that comply with the set standards are allowed to operate in Meru County.
Speaking in Meru town, Akubu said no bar will be allowed to operate within 300 metres of a learning institution.
He challenged any education stakeholder in Meru to identify and inform him of such an establishment to enable them take the appropriate action.
“All licenses given by the Meru County Alcoholic Board follow regulations. No bar will be allowed to operate within 300 metres of a learning institution.
I challenge any education stakeholder in Meru to identify and inform us of such a bar. I promise to take the necessary action in order to ensure compliance of the set standards,” said the CEO.
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He revealed that their licensing enforcement team has already attained 83 percent compliance.
Akubu said they will not give a greenlight to a bar which 100 or 200 metres away from any learning institution.
He challenged all distributors to ensure that they display certificates by the Meru County Alcoholics Control Board in their premises.
“We are also doing a lot of civic education to enable the bar attendants or any other person selling alcohol to issue receipts of the type of drink they are selling. The civic education is done to ensure compliance,” Akubu emphasized.
He said receipting will help trace and arrest operators selling counterfeit and illicit alcoholic beverages.
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He assured residents that the board is securing all the border entry points to ensure illicit alcohol is not smuggled in the county.
The CEO vowed to end both the illicit and traditional brews in the county.
“I call on chiefs and their assistants to assist in the fight against illicit and traditional brews in Meru since it seems like it is coming back. The rehabilitation centre at Kirua is almost complete and set for launch,” said Akubu.
By John Majau
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