[Christopher Kipsang, Standard]If you love alcohol, then you will need to think twice before visiting some parts of North Rift. It is even worse in Pokot South, West Pokot County, as the entire sub-county does not have a single bar or liquor store. Alcohol banned in PokotBan on alcohol in Pokot South follows a decree by an elder 45 years ago when they banned brewing and consumption of alcohol. However, he said, the meeting did not achieve its goal as residents were divided on the plan to ban alcohol. Mzee Jackson Chamer among Pokot elders who passed the community policy of banning alcohol in the entire Pokot sub-county in 1976.

Source: Standard Digital May 06, 2021 13:31 UTC