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Covid’s devastating impact on night life, music Classic bar counter with bottles in blurred background. Bar owners are among the most affected people by the Covid-19 pandemic. And their pain has been made worse by the curfews put in place to curb the spread of the virus. The first curfew was set at 7pm, this changed to 9pm, to 10pm to 11pm and back to 10pm. This has totally changed nightlife as bars are required to close an hour before the 10pm curfew time. And social distancing has sounded the death knell for live entertainment events. For the last one year, artistes and deejays have been ...

“Unfortunately, several bars and restaurants have had to shut down because of the pandemic. The first wave of closures happened when all bars, restaurants and nightclubs were ordered shut at the beginning of the pandemic in Kenya,” said PERAK director Mike Muthami. “While there was some relief for the sector when the Government allowed partial reopening, things have not improved well enough for the sector to fully recover,” Muthami added. According to the association, since the onset of Covid-19 in the country, more than 30 percent of the bars and restaurants that were in operation be...