Saitoti orders closure of estate bars (Daily Nation Oct 15, 2008)

Internal Security minister George Saitoti has ordered the closure of bars and clubs operating in residential estates.

Premises that sell alcohol to minors and those that operate beyond authorised hours will also have their permits withdrawn.

Prof Saitoti said bars, especially in Nairobi estates, are a nuisance to residents and directed the Liquor Licensing Court, normally chaired by the Provincial Commissioner, to revoke their licences.

“The city is zoned into residential and business areas and no bars and night clubs are allowed in the former.

They are places of disturbance, they sell alcohol to minors and are also dens of criminals and prostitutes,” he said. Read more