ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Alcoholic Drinks Control Act
32. Information required on packages
Edition: 2023-07-01 · In force
32. Information required on packages
(1)Subject to this section, no person shall—an alcoholic drink unless the package containing the alcoholic drink conforms to the requirements of subsection (2).(2)Every package containing an alcoholic drink shall—(a)bear a statement as to its constituents; and(b)have at least two of the health warning messages prescribed in the Second Schedule, in English or Kiswahili.(3)The statement and health warning referred to in subsection (2) shall comprise not less than 30% of the total surface area of the package.(4)All the warning labels specified in the Second Schedule shall be randomly displayed in each twelve-month period on a rotational basis and in as equal a number of times as is possible, on every successive fifty packages of each brand of the alcoholic drink and shall be randomly distributed in all areas within the Republic of Kenya in which the alcoholic drink is marketed.(5)The Cabinet Secretary may, by notice in the Gazette, prescribe that the warning, required under this section, be in the form of pictures or pictograms:Provided that such notice shall come into operation upon expiration of six months from the date of its publication.(6)The importer of an alcoholic drink which does not conform to the requirements of subsection (2) shall, at the point of importation, ensure that the imported alcoholic drink bears such sticker containing the warning messages specified under subsection (2) as may be prescribed.(7)The requirements of this section shall not apply to an alcoholic drink which is manufactured in Kenya for export.(8)A person who contravenes any of the provisions of this section commits an offence and shall be liable to a fine not exceeding one million shillings, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years, or to both.(9)This section shall come into operation upon expiration of six months from the date of commencement of this Act.