TWill we ever learn? he two visually impaired are currently seeking medical attention at Mama Lucy Hospital where they had been rushed to shortly after the incident which happened on the night of Thursday, November 22.
Four people dead, two admitted to hospital after consuming illicit liquor in Nairobi’s Umoja area last night. pic.twitter.com/bYvAalFZtW
— JAMES MATHERI (@MATHERIJAMES) November 23, 2018
Confirming the incident, Liquor Licensing Board Embakasi West branch Chairman Charles Ayiro said they managed to nab several bar owners during a night raid. The businessmen will be charged at before Makadara Law court for operating without legal documentations. The deceased hail from Umoja and Kayole slums.
Despite progressive laws relating to sale and consumption of alcohol in Kenya, the government agencies are on tight rope in terms of balancing the economic activity and dangers associated with uncontrolled binge drinking. For instance, the Alcoholic Drinks and Control Act of 2010 seeks to protect the health of individuals by providing a legal framework to control sale, production and consumption.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i had intially accused the Judiciary of frustrating the fight against corruption, illicit brews and drug abuse in the country by issuing court orders barring punitive action against people found committing such offenses.
Speaking during the launch of the country’s second Rapid Response Initiative Crackdown on illicit brews and drugs in Makwa Village in Gatundu North, Kiambu County Tuesday, Dr Matiang’i said that government administrators are grappling with the challenge of being served with endless court orders on anything they take action against.