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Kenya: Waititu, Boinnet, AG Sued Over Destruction of Property in Brew Crackdown
The Star, 6 July 2015
The Kenya Association of Manufacturers has gone to court seeking orders to restrain public officers from organizing gangs or inciting members of the public from invading licenced… Read more »
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Kenya: Kebs Suspends Licences for 385 Drinks
Nation, 4 July 2015
Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) has suspended operation licences for 385 alcohol brands in a move aimed at restoring sanity in the brewing industry. Read more »
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Kenya: State Officials Trading in Illicit Brews Will Be Named, Fired - Nkaissery
The Star, 7 July 2015
The names of administrators abetting the sale of illegal alcohol will be released on Tuesday, Interior CS Joseph Nkaissery has said. Read more »
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Kenya: Spirits Manufacturers Sue Govt Over Raids
Nation, 6 July 2015
The Association of Spirits Manufacturers of Kenya has gone to court over the destruction of property in the campaign against illicit alcohol. Read more »
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Kenya: Administrators Sent Home Over Illegal Alcohol
Nation, 5 July 2015
Mukurwei-ini Deputy County Commissioner Issack Masinde on Saturday sacked one chief and three assistant chiefs for alleged drunkenness and allegedly abetting the selling of illicit… Read more »
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Kenya: Murang'a Bar Owners Hide Brews in Homes to Escape Crackdown
The Star, 6 July 2015
Some bar owners in Kambiti, Murang'a county have hidden their second generation brews in homes to avoid being nabbed by police. Read more »
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Kenya: Which Spirits Has Govt Banned?
The Star, 6 July 2015
The government has banned at least 385 brands of second generation alcohol and 112 companies as it continues waging war on illicit brews. Read more »
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Kenya: Fight Against Illicit Brews Should Not Turn to Anarchy
Nation, 4 July 2015
What started as a seemingly well-intentioned directive by President Uhuru Kenyatta that elected political leaders from central Kenya should lead a crackdown on rampant alcohol… Read more »
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Kenya: Chiefs Sent Packing As Looters Have Field Day in Alcohol Fight
Nation, 4 July 2015
The fight against illicit brews raged into the weekend with MPs and constituents raiding bars, health centres and even homes of chiefs and their assistants to destroy the alcohol. Read more »
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Kenya: This Is How Not to Win War On Alcoholism
Nation, 5 July 2015
The fight against alcoholism is taking an unfortunate turn. Politicians and security officers are leading rowdy crowds to vandalise legitimate businesses and illegal drinking dens.… Read more »
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Kenya: Police Impound Illicit Alcohol Near State Lodge
Nation, 5 July 2015
Thousands of litres of illicit brew were impounded in a building near the Kisumu State Lodge in a police crackdown on Sunday. Read more »
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Kenya: KBL Concerned As Certified Brew Is Targeted
Capital FM, 6 July 2015
Kenya Breweries Limited has expressed concern over the targeting of certified products in the fight against illicit brews. Read more »
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Kenya: Nakuru Liquor Operation Nets KRA Stickers
Nation, 5 July 2015
The National Authority for Campaign against Alcohol and Drug Abuse Chairman and Bahati MP Kimani Ngunjiri on Sunday called for a thorough investigation into how a Nakuru-based… Read more »
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Kenya: Man Shot Dead As War On Killer Drinks Sweeps Across Country
Nation, 3 July 2015
One person was shot dead and several injured in separate incidents on Friday as a crackdown on illicit brews started in central Kenya and other parts of the country. Read more »
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Kenya: Persuasion, Boots Will Not Liberate Youth From Booze
Nation, 3 July 2015
The law is not helping Kenya fight alcoholism among the youth. Such is President Uhuru Kenyatta's frustration that he has called in the paramilitary General Service Unit and MPs. Read more »
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Kenya: Administrators and Police Asleep As Youths Drink Themselves Silly
Nation, 3 July 2015
Something happened on Wednesday that gladdened the hearts of many parents and community leaders in the former Central Province. Read more »
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Kenya: Nakuru Court Sends Alcohol Petition to Nairobi
Nation, 5 July 2015
The High Court in Nakuru has referred a petition by a liquor manufacturer seeking to overturn a decision blocking the sale of his products packaged in plastic bottles to the… Read more »
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Kenya: Kenyatta Calls for Caution in War On Illicit Alcohol
Nation, 5 July 2015
President Uhuru Kenyatta has warned leaders against destroying private property in the ongoing war against illicit brews. Read more »
Kenyan Police Crack Down on Illegal Alcohol
Following a directive by President Uhuru Kenyatta, dozens of illegal breweries have been shut down.
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The number of deaths from poison brew, which is believed to have contained a high percentage of industrial chemical methanol has risen to over 80 in less than a week. Read more »
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Over 50 people have died after consuming illicit brew in Embu, Kiambu and Makueni counties. Read more »
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The death toll from the illicit brew consumed in Kapsabet town in Nandi has risen to 12 after more people died in the villages among them an assistant chief and a village elder. Read more »
