Seven bars closed over the counterfeit liquor

The Mountain Journal

More than 450 crates of counterfeit liquor have been impounded in Murang’a county in the last one week leading to revocation of licenses to some of the outlets.

 In the crackdown coordinated by County Commissioner Karuku Ngumo and Police Commander Ali Nuno is focused on the brands that have flooded the market with dubious KRA and Kebs stickers.

 Last week,  police swang in action intercepting  counterfeit brews , with a team led by Murang’a East Sub county Police Commander Mary Wakuu  raided a private residence in Kabirwa turned into a brewery.

 In the residence,  the police found   tens of crates awaiting  distribution in the market with the owner arrested and locked at Kabirwa police station.

A sack of bottle tops was also found among other chemicals believed are used in the preparation of the liquor.

In Gatanga, a truck with 135 crates of Taifa brand was intercepted by police and detained at Kirwara police station pending further investigation.

 Nuno said the security agencies  were combing the villages in the nine sub counties looking for the source of the contrabands that have penetrated the market.

“” We are pleased that our teams have arrested key persons behind the manufacture of counterfeit liquor in Kabati and in Kabirwa,” said Nuno.

Earlier, at Muthithi PCEA grounds,  calls on the governments to tame alcoholism featured prominently  with residents blaming the MCAs for failing to formulate laws.

 In a meeting, presided by Ahadi Kenya Executive Director Stanley Kamau who hosted Mrs Tessie Musalia, the leadership  called  for action  to tame the alcoholism  to save the youth.

Murang’a County Commissioner Karuku Ngumo  called on the elites in Mt Kenya region to shun culture of allowing  their folk in the villages to have access to contrands.

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua last month ordered a crackdown of the substandard liquor in Mt Kenya region  where he castigated the county governments over licensing of more bars than hotels in shopping centres.

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