The Ministry of Interior made public on Thursday a list of regional businesses approved to produce alcoholic beverages in compliance with Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) guidelines.
This comes in the wake of new rules implemented by the government to combat illicit breweries and drug dealers.
On Wednesday, Kithure Kindiki, the Interior Cabinet Secretary, declared that all second-generation alcohol producers' licenses would be suspended.
He declared that drug and alcohol abuse posed a threat to national security and that manufacturers would have to reapply within three weeks, during which time all currently valid licenses would undergo a new screening process.
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As per the Interior Ministry's list that was made public on Thursday, the statutory body has granted valid standardization permits to 55 companies. Among them are
- 254 Brewing Company Limited,
- Agro Chemicals And
- Food Co. Ltd
- Algarve Distillers Limited
- Biscept Ltd
- Corobus Africa Products Ltd
- Crafty Chameleon Limited
- Crystal World Agencies
- Crywan Enterprises Ltd
- Elle Kenya Ltd
- Fai Amarillo Ltd
- Fastlane Wines And Spirits Limited
- Faze Three Limited
- Frm Ea Packers Limited
- Gish Holdings Ltd
- Jjasm Mini Distillery Limited
- Julijo Investment
- Kedsta Investment Ltd
- Kenya Breweries Ltd.
- Kenya Breweries Ltd- Kisumu
- Kenya Nut Company Limited
- Kenya Wine Agencies Limited
- Keroche Breweries Ltd
- Kiera Hills Limited
- Lodiani Water Springs Ltd
- London Distillers (K) Ltd
- Lumat Company Limited
- Lyniber Supplies Ltd
- Malachite Limited
- Mamboleo Distillers Limited
- Manchester Distillers (K) Limited
- Mashwa Breweries Ltd
- Mdi Limited
- Memlands Enterprises Limited
- Metro Breweries
- Monwalk Investment Ltd
- Mt. Kenya Breweries
- Patiala Distillers (K) Ltd
- Platinum Distillers (K) Ltd
- Rift Valley Brewing Company
- Savannah Brands Company Limited
- Scept Ltd
- Sierra Premium Breweries Limited
- Sirville Investments Limited
- South Rift Industries Limited
- Tana Distillers Limited
- The Hunter Industries Limited
- Tona Brewing Limited
- Top Rank Brewing Company Limited
- Two Cousins Distillers
- Vinepack Ltd
- Viva Bebida Limited
- Wananchi Breweries Limited
- Yamaroku Limited
- Zheng Hong Kenya Limited