Bar operators put coronavirus lockdown losses at Sh1 billion

Thursday, June 25, 2020 0:01

By GEORGE MUNENE

The government has been accused of discriminating against the bar owners.

Speaking at Mwea in Kirinyaga County after meeting bar owners from Mount Kenya region, Mr Mwangi expressed fears that the traders could be pushed out of business if urgent measures were not taken.

"The situation is of grave concern and we are urging the government to reopen bars whose owners have been reduced to paupers," he stated.

On Wednesday, the chairman of Ngurubani Business Community Antony Mucheke accused the government of discriminating against the bar owners.

Mr Mucheke also lamented that it was too expensive for bar owners to comply with the requirement that all their workers be tested for Covid-19.