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Government Raises Legal Age For Drinking Alcohol

Written by Dex Antikua

The Kenyan government in its effort

UPDATE: The Ministry of toInterior has released a new National Policy for the prevention, management & control of alcohol, drugs & substance abuse 2025 which prohibits:

· Online sale of alcohol
· Home deliveries & courier delivery of alcohol
· Sale in the supermarkets
· Sale within residential premises
· Sale at restaurants
· Sale within basic education, tertiary & higher learning institutions
· Consumption of alcohol at public beaches & restaurants & dining areas in members’ clubs & hotels will be prohibited
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Minimum legal age for purchasing, consuming, and selling alcohol in Kenya raised to 21 from 18 years.

Minimum alcohol packages not to be less than 250ml.

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