Illicit Alcohol Kills TWO People, FIVE Hospitalized
Two people are said to have died and five others are being treated in hospitals after allegedly consuming contraband brew in Meru.
The seven were reportedly drinking at a den in Igembe North, Meru County, on Wednesday, November 5, when disaster struck.
While confirming the occurrence, Meru County Commissioner Jacob Ouma stated that the five people in the hospital were all in severe condition.
“A few days ago, we had a baraza here in Mutuati, and we agreed that every chief and assistant chief go back to their village to help us fight illicit brew,” the commissioner lamented.
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“I’m saddened that instead of fighting alcohol, the alcohol is now fighting us.”
He added: “Today we are here because there are two already dead and five others are in the hospital for taking a type of alcohol we are not aware of. This means that people have failed to fulfil their mandates.”
As a result, he went off on the administrators, including assistant chiefs, chiefs, police officers, and the Officer Commanding Station (OCS), accusing them of neglecting their responsibilities.
As a result, he ordered that all policemen stationed at the local police station be transferred, and a fresh batch be brought.
“I want to tell the commander of the police to identify the police establishment within the area and remove everyone there. Then look for other police officers who will help these people,” Ouma said.
Meanwhile, he directed the police commander to conduct inquiries into the unlawful brew consumed by the victims.
In videos shared online, the bubbling thick brown brew was shown being stored in dirty 20-litre containers in a dismal, unsanitary location.
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This comes barely months after Kipchumba Murkomen, Interior Cabinet Secretary, revoked the suspension of eight local administrators in Kirinyaga County.
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua issued the decree last year, following the deaths of 20 persons due to alcohol poisoning in their communities.
Speaking at a Jukwaa la Usalama forum in the county on August 24, he stated that the administration had suffered enough as a result of the interdiction.
The eight were made up of three chiefs and five sub-chiefs, all from Mwea West.
Illicit Alcohol Kills TWO People, FIVE Hospitalized
