The Mountain Journal
Two days after Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua put Murang’a Security Committee on notice of the mushrooming illicit brews, a consignment ready for the market was this morning intercepted.
During the early morning raid in Gatanga, a palatial residence was discovered to have been converted to an illicit brewing plant and more than 50 counterfeit brands were intercepted.
The newly posted Murang’a County Commissioner Joshua Nkanatha lauded the multi-agency team in Gatanga for the major raid, saying within two weeks illicit brews operations will be a thing of the past in the county.
Two suspects were nabbed during the raid where information emerged was a former policeman who walked out of the National Police Service to venture into the illicit trade.
The county commissioner said the residence in Mithanduku ini village was the source of the sub standard brews distributed in Murang’a, Kiamabu, and other markets in Central Kenya.
“Acting on a tip-off from the public the police raided the residence and intercepted the counterfeit liquor.
Also intercepted were 150 litres of ethanol, distilling machines, fake KRA stamps, crates, and assorted empty bottles” said Nkanatha.
Murang’a County Police Commander David Mathiu said all the police are supposed to work towards eradication of the illicit brews in their areas of operation.
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“Days ago we lost a handful of people in Kirinyaga after they consumed lethal liquor and we won’t allow the same to happen here we need to deal with the situation early the better,” said Mathiu.
On Saturday, The DP speaking at Bishop Gatimu Kinyona Girls Secondary School in Kigumo gave Nkanatha two weeks to coordinate the eradication of the killer brews from the market in Murang’a county.
“ The war against illicit brews must be coordinated and I give the new county commissioner two weeks to clear the mess,” said Gachagua.
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