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

  1. 254 Brewing Company Limited,
  2. Agro Chemicals And
  3. Food Co. Ltd
  4. Algarve Distillers Limited
  5. Biscept Ltd
  6. Corobus Africa Products Ltd
  7. Crafty Chameleon Limited
  8. Crystal World Agencies
  9. Crywan Enterprises Ltd
  10. Elle Kenya Ltd
  11. Fai Amarillo Ltd
  12. Fastlane Wines And Spirits Limited
  13. Faze Three Limited
  14. Frm Ea Packers Limited
  15. Gish Holdings Ltd
  16. Jjasm Mini Distillery Limited
  17. Julijo Investment
  18. Kedsta Investment Ltd
  19. Kenya Breweries Ltd.
  20. Kenya Breweries Ltd- Kisumu
  21. Kenya Nut Company Limited
  22. Kenya Wine Agencies Limited
  23. Keroche Breweries Ltd
  24. Kiera Hills Limited
  25. Lodiani Water Springs Ltd
  26. London Distillers (K) Ltd
  27. Lumat Company Limited
  28. Lyniber Supplies Ltd
  29. Malachite Limited
  30. Mamboleo Distillers Limited
  31. Manchester Distillers (K) Limited
  32. Mashwa Breweries Ltd
  33. Mdi Limited
  34. Memlands Enterprises Limited
  35. Metro Breweries
  36. Monwalk Investment Ltd
  37. Mt. Kenya Breweries
  38. Patiala Distillers (K) Ltd
  39. Platinum Distillers (K) Ltd
  40. Rift Valley Brewing Company
  41. Savannah Brands Company Limited
  42. Scept Ltd
  43. Sierra Premium Breweries Limited
  44. Sirville Investments Limited
  45. South Rift Industries Limited
  46. Tana Distillers Limited
  47. The Hunter Industries Limited
  48. Tona Brewing Limited
  49. Top Rank Brewing Company Limited
  50. Two Cousins Distillers
  51. Vinepack Ltd
  52. Viva Bebida Limited
  53. Wananchi Breweries Limited
  54. Yamaroku Limited
  55. Zheng Hong Kenya Limited