The Nairobi City County government has halted the issuing alcohol licences in a bid to control the number of bars and pubs mushrooming in residential areas.

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County executive for trade Anna Othoro said in a statement that officials have started re-licensing alcohol joints.

“We have enough bars, we will not license any new bars,” said Ms Othoro.

Othoro said that they will mainly focus on licences applied online in order to acertain operators are observing the law.

She added that many bar owners carry provisional licences, which allow them to operate as they wait for the county to inspect their business.