10,000 People Lose Jobs in Murang’a Following Closure of Bars
Over 10,000 individuals in Murang’a have lost their jobs due to the order issued by Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki to shut down bars situated close to residential areas and schools.
During a meeting convened on Friday, March 15, local leaders denounced the action and voiced support for the rights of those impacted.
The leaders additionally urged the government to concentrate its endeavors on overseeing manufacturers, emphasizing that proprietors of bars and joints had no association with the production of illicit beverages.
“From the Chiefs to their assistants, whatever is happening on the ground is very malicious and it’s harassment. Let us work together to wage war on the illicit products, but not on local businesses,” one leader stated.
Jeremiah Kioni, the Secretary General of the Jubilee Party, who was present at the gathering, criticized the shutdown of bars, labeling it as a deliberate assault on indigenous entrepreneurs.
“They have not been given the products not supposed to their shelves, and no one has compensated their licenses,” Kioni stated.
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“They are the manufacturers that have produced products that have killed people in the past.”
Kioni pledged to collaborate with Martha Karua and other legal experts to champion the rights of pub owners and other senior citizens implicated in a recent case linked to the Mungiki group.
This follows his pledge on Thursday to take legal action against the government for shutting down bars if no one else pursued it within the following week.
“I believe in the coming days there has to be somebody going to court, and if we don’t see one going to court we will spearhead one in the form of a class suit,” Kioni vowed.
On March 6, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki issued an order prohibiting the sale and manufacture of second-generation alcohol and canceling all related licenses.
Kindiki instructed local officials to shut down all bars and entertainment venues near residential areas and educational institutions.
“Further, within 60 days, the National Treasury shall conclude taxation proposals towards the incorporation of a model of taxation based on alcoholic content and review the taxation of beer and other non-spirituous drinks to mitigate the risk of harmful effect,” he stated.
10,000 People Lose Jobs in Murang’a Following Closure of Bars
