The sample photo of the Royal Gin and some soft drinks which were confiscated by the Juba City Council authorities on Thursday in Juba. [Jenifer James, The City Review]
The authorities of Juba City Council confiscated over 40 cartons of the Royal Gin and soft drinks suspected to have failed the consumption standards.
The seizure was done during the market inspection by the council authorities on Thursday.
Speaking to the media, the acting mayor of Juba city council, Mogga Franco, said they were enforcing the orders from the Central Equatoria State to ban the drinks.
“We have discovered that these drinks are harmful to our people, and we will not allow that these drinks continue in our respective markets,” he said.
He warned that traders stocking up the drinks would face the law and such will include revoking their licences.
“We close these shops in the meantime to allow the team to render a report, and that is less than three to four hours of the day. Once that is done, it is the report that will now allow authority to proceed,” he said.
Last year, a member of the national legislature called for the implementation of the order banning Royal Gin in Juba ahead of the festive season.
Arkangelo Minawe said such drinks are being abused mostly by teenagers, and their consumption had increased, especially during Christmas and New Year celebrations.
“I am informing this able August House to collaborate with IGP to impose some laws on those drinks, and I learned that the industry or manufacturing of that alcohol is here in Juba. The South Sudanese are also importing dangerous things (drugs) for young people, and now we have counted many young people who have passed away because of that drink.”
This was after the governor of Central Equatoria State, Emmanuel Adil, issued an order banning royal gin which is commonly known as “Jana Fara” in the Juba. By , City Review