Mombasa Ban Drinking & Shisha Smoking At Public Beaches

You will be arrested if you consume or sell alcohol or smoke shisha in public during this festive season, the Mombasa county government has warned.

A county committee formed to manage operations during the festive season issued the directives yesterday.

The committee chaired by Deputy Governor Hazel Katana said it will not allow people to ‘misbehave’ during the holidays.

Addressing journalists in his office, committee deputy chairman Francis Thoya named Mama Ngina Drive and public beaches as common areas for such behaviour.

“We have banned alcohol in public. If you want alcohol go into a bar where it is supposed to be sold and consumed or have it at home.

“The trend where you drive to Mama Ngina, sit outside your car with crates of alcohol and music will not be tolerated any more,” he said.

Thoya, who is also the lands and planning executive, said smoking of Shisha in public has also been banned.

“Intoxicated people are likely to cause problems,” he said.

- The STAR