By Our Reporter
Local administrators in Magadi, Kajiado
County have been accuse of abetting the sharp increase of illicit brew
trade to the chagrin of local residents.
Illegal liqour brewing dens have mushroomed all over the Sub-County where many
youth and able bodied men are hooked on the booze.
The revelers patronize beer rooms in
the villages around the clock in total disregard of Covid 19 protocols.
The sleepy villages of Ngomonko and Entasopia with dozens of brewing centres are
the most hit.
A spot check indicates that the
traditional brew known as Rorongana is brewed and sold in broad day light.
Here, youths and elderly mingle freely in drinking sprees occasioning public altercations
that threaten public peace.
The sale of the illicit brew is also attributed to insecurity cases and fights
between herders relocating livestock in search of pasture and locals.
Mr Ramadan Muendo says he recently almost lost his teenage son after a night
long drinking spree and that dozens of youths from this region have been turned
into zombie and they are not ready to work.
โThe situation is alarming because I was called in the dead hours of the night
to rush my son to hospitals recently when he became unconscious after taking
the traditional brew,โ said Mr Muendo.
Chiefs and their assistants are blamed for the increase of the traditional brew
and busaa.
Local residents point accusing fingers at the
local administrators for allegedly collecting bribes from the brewers.
“Brewers are protected by chiefs because some and their assistants are
regular customers in those illicit brew dens,โ said a resident who feared
victimisation.
Magadi Division is the driest part of Kajiado County with high poverty index
level and area residents are mostly herders.
Kajiado West Sub-County Deputy County Commissioner and Kajiado County Commissioner
Joshua Nkanatha could not be reached for comment.