Kiringa county commissioner Shufaa Omar /SCREENGRAB
Kirinyaga County Commissioner Shufaa Omar has vowed to shut down strip clubs in Kutus and Kagio towns.
Omar said she will conduct a crackdown on such clubs that she claims have become popular in the county.
“It is sad that in Kagio, there are people who are just waiting for darkness set in to start dancing naked. This is very unfortunate and I am not afraid to condemn this publicly,“ she said.
Omar said for as long as she is the county commissioner, she will not provide licenses for such bars.
“Why allow people to dance naked in your bar? Even if it is profits, I am sure there are many different ways of earning money, not dancing naked,” she said.
Omar said she has intelligence on two entertainment joints that have turned into strip clubs and are allowing women to dance naked.
“These two bars should be closed completely. This activity will not be allowed in this county,” she said.
Omar spoke during a meeting of stakeholders, including chiefs and assistant chiefs from Gichugu.
They had met to discuss measures to curb illicit and counterfeit alcohol in Kirinyaga county.
National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) Deputy Director in charge of compliance Amos Warui said residents should be involved in the next licensing cycle so they can have a say in the number of alcohol outlets allowed to operate in their communities.
Warui said the licensing of bars and restaurants remained a major concern in Kirinyaga, noting that the outlets are permitted to operate between 11am and 11 pm.
“We want to save our people who are very much affected by this illicit brew. When we put all those together, we believe we are going to succeed in this fight, starting from Kirinyaga County and spreading all over the country,” he said.
