You will not access your favourite alcoholic drink in a supermarket and many public places if Parliament passes a new Bill that also seeks to raise the drinking age from the current 18 to 21 years.
The Alcoholic Drinks and Drugs Control Laws (Amendment) Bill 2026, which seeks to amend the Alcoholic Drinks Control Act (Cap 121), sets tough conditions to manufacturers, sellers and consumers of alcoholic drinks.
The government Bill, sponsored by Majority Leader in the National Assembly Kimani Ichung’wah, is the latest in a series of moves to confront the illicit alcohol and drinking problem across the country.
