Kenya’s Shadow Alcohol Market: Illicit Brews, Counterfeits and the Fight Over ‘Second-Generation’ Spirits

On any given Friday evening, as Kenyans gather in bars, homes and roadside dens, a parallel alcohol economy thrives alongside the formal one. Illicit liquor—ranging from traditional home brews to cheap, high-strength bottled spirits and counterfeit versions of well-known brands—accounts for roughly 60% of all alcohol consumed in the country by volume, according to a […]