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Tried, tested and failed: DP's cheap beer promise a well-trodden path


Gachagua says surveys have shown that demand for low-end liquor is huge.

Kisumu , Nyanza , Kenya , Mwea , Eastern , Thika , Central , Naivasha , Rift-valley , Kangai , Ruaraka , Nairobi-area

810 litres of ethanol seized in Kitengela, one suspect in custody


A roll of fake KRA stamps and several empty bottles of second generation liquor were also seized.

Nairobi , Nairobi-area , Kenya , Ethanol , Liquor , Illicit-brew , Kitengela-crime ,

Poison in your alcohol: Inside Kenya's killer liquor trade


The investigation revealed that the ethanol content in the drinks was abnormally higher than what was stated on labels.

Kenya , Kandongu , Central , Muranga , Nairobi , Nairobi-area , Dorcas-muthsi , John-muteti , Alice-mutua , Rigathi-gachagua , Liza-okoth , Kenya-revenue-authority

Cheers to that! Court declares muratina not an illicit drink


Judge Abigail Mshila said the use of muratina as part of the Agikuyu culture is not prohibited by any law.

Council-of-elders-kiama-kia-ma , Muratina , Illicit-brew , Kikuyu-culture , Traditional-brew ,

Hard times push Kenyans to cheap and traditional liquor: Report

Report reveals that Western region leads in number of people consuming chang’aa followed by Nyanza.

Central-region , Central , Kenya , Nairobi , Nairobi-area , Western-region , Western , Kenyans , Chan-39-gaa , Illicit-brew , Hard-times

Western Kenya believed to have highest prevalence of illicit brew consumption

A high percentage of the population in Western Kenya believe that illicit brew production, sale and consumption is widespread in their community.



Kenya , Nyanza-region , Nyanza , North-eastern-region , North-eastern , Victor-okioma , National-campaign-against-drug-abuse-authority , Western-kenya , Rift-valley , Substance-use , Itizen-tv , Itizen-digital

DP Gachagua, closing bars "won't end alcoholism"


Many of the bars operating illegally and the chang’aa dens in towns and villages “flourish because of corruption in the police service.

Eputy-president-rigathi-gachagua , Bars-closure , Illicit-brew , Alcoholism , World-day-against-child-labour , Faith-kipyegon , World-record ,

Police intensify crackdown on illicit brews, drugs in Central

<p><span style="color: rgb(77, 81, 86); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Deputy President Rigathi&nbsp;<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(95, 99, 104);">Gachagua</span>&nbsp;has ordered security agencies to crack down on&nbsp;<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(95, 99, 104);">illicit</span>&nbsp;brew and hard drugs</span><br></p>

Central-region , Central , Kenya , Gatuanyaga , Nyandarua , Kiambu , Muranga , Nyeri , Nairobi , Nairobi-area , Police-in-muranga

Trans Nzoia police chang'aa raid leaves two dead

An operation against illicit brew carried out by police from Sirende turned tragic after one person drowned as he escaped arrest provoking protests.

Nzoia , Kenya-general- , Kenya , Eldoret , Rift-valley , Sirende , Western , Godfrey-wanyonyi , Joseph-wekesa , Wycliffe-juma , Patrick-sirengo , Fred-matiangi