KBL, BBL workers march against alcohol levy

They called on the government to rescind the levy or reduce it to save further job losses. The employees of the two sister companies that brew clear beer and the popular Chibuku said while they understood the government's war on alcohol, it should consider other alternatives of reducing alcohol abuse.

In their petition delivered to the Ministry of Trade and Industry, the workers said since the introduction of the levy, retrenchments had hit the two companies to the point where remaining employees were under threat.