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Just call (310) 742-1823 from anywhere in the world and let us talk about Africa.feeds@blogtalkradio.comBlogTalkRadio.compolitics progressive,politics,alcohol,beer,drinking,economics,kenya,peace,people,revolutionmamaafricaradionoMama Africa Radio Network [MRN] is a political show that focus on issues that promotes African nationalism and unity. By encouraging Africans to speak up. Justepisodichttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/mamaafricaradio/2011/01/29/the-new-kenya-alcohol-law-fair-or-draconianPolitics Progressivehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/mamaafricaradio/2011/01/29/the-new-kenya-alcohol-law-fair-or-draconian/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/mamaafricaradio/2011/01/29/the-new-kenya-alcohol-law-fair-or-draconianSat, 29 Jan 2011 13:00:00 GMTThe New Kenya Alcohol Law: Fair or DraconianThe Bill passed by Parliament last week, if signed into law by President Kibaki, will radically change the manufacture, consumption, advertising, bar licensing, drinking hours to warning signs on beer bottles. It was sponsored by Naivasha MP John Mututho, and seeks to regulate every aspect of the alcohol business. The Bill will have far-reaching implications for the multi-billion shilling alcoholic beverage industry, right from the multinational manufacturers to the humble estate bar. Billboards promoting alcoholic drinks and media promotions and campaigns ? in which consumers win prizes ? will be outlawed. Consumers will not be allowed to buy alcohol in the supermarket or corner shop, popularly known as ?wines and spirits? ? they will have to go to the bar for that. The Bill, the Alcoholic Drinks Control Bill passed by MPs last week, tries to protect thousands of Kenyans from the harmful effects of adulterated drinks such as ?kumi kumi?. Youth in parts of the country are said to have become zombies from consuming such drinks. The proposed law legalises traditional drinks such as chang?aa, muratina, busaa and mnazi. However, it requires that the drinks be professionally brewed, distilled, packaged and sold at licensed places in bottles above 250ml. ?The alcoholic drink previously known as chang?aa shall only be manufactured, packed, sold and distributed in glass bottles (of 250ml),? the Bill states. On advertising, the Bill prohibits the promotion of alcoholic drinks with the aim of increasing its consumption. It says it is illegal to promote ?any alcoholic drinks in such a manner as to encourage more consumption of an alcoholic drink in order to win an award or prize?. This means that fancy adverts that glamorise alcoholic drinks, linkage to social success and therapeutic value will be no more. It also means that many promotions run by giant brewers like the02:08:00mamaafricaradionoBEER,ALCOHOL,KENYA,POLITICS,DRINKINGThe Bill passed by Parliament last week, if signed into law by President Kibaki, will radically change the manufacture, consumption, advertising, bar licensing,http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mamaafricaradio/2011/01/16/uprising-in-tunisia-forces-president-out-i-kenya-nPolitics Progressivehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/mamaafricaradio/2011/01/16/uprising-in-tunisia-forces-president-out-i-kenya-n/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/mamaafricaradio/2011/01/16/uprising-in-tunisia-forces-president-out-i-kenya-nSun, 16 Jan 2011 13:00:00 GMTUprising in Tunisia Forces President Out ! I Kenya Next ?Saudi Arabia has welcomed Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and his family a day after they fled an mass uprising in their country. A statement released by the country's monarchy said the decision to welcome Ben Ali was based on appreciation of the "exceptional circumstances" in Tunisia. "Out of concern for the exceptional circumstances facing the brotherly Tunisian people and in support of the security and stability of their country... the Saudi government has welcomed President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and his family to the kingdom," the statement said. A Saudi source told Al Jazeera that Ben Ali's plane had landed in Jeddah, a city on the Red Sea coast, but did not specify who had accompanied him to the kingdom. Al Jazeera's special correspondent in Tunisia, said that things were extremely quite on Saturday morning as people went about their daily business. "Last night the curfew was in place and the army was telling the people that it was there to protect them," she said. Our correspondent said the feeling there was that "people had indeed woken up to a new era, after 23 years off Ben Ali's rule". "There is a lot of apprehension, but at the same time total euphoria about the next step towards the democracy that they fought for so much."02:07:00mamaafricaradionoPOLITICS,ECONOMICS,REVOLUTION,PEACE,PEOPLESaudi Arabia has welcomed Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and his family a day after they fled an mass uprising in their country. A statement rele