Nairobi County Liquor licensing Board has announced plans to carry out random sampling of all liquor outlets and producers to ensure the standards of producing and packaging are maintained. <br /><br />The board has warned all proprietors operating their liquor business without licenses saying they will be prosecuted and the outlets closed. <br /><br />Proprietors have until April to either renew or apply for licenses. <br /><br />The board chairman Vincent Shimoli also says the county intends to establish 3 rehabilitation centers targeting hundreds of alcohol and drug addicts. <br /><br />“This team will also have a mandate of undertaking random visit to outlets specifically targeting underage drinking,” he said. <br /><br />He lamented that Nairobi County has more than 20,000 liquor outlets that are not licensed. <br /><br />“It is a major problem. We only have about 6,000 outlets licensed by the County Government,” he pointed out. <br /><br />He also said the board in conjunction with the county inter agency committee will conduct surveillance and inspection of all shisha joints, with a view to ensure all banned flavours are not being sold.
