One dead, 2 in critical condition in suspected Chang’aa poisoning

By Tonny Ndungu,

One person has died while two of his accomplices are fighting for their lives at Keumbu Hospital in Kisii after a night out at a chang'aa den went awr...

chang'aa brewers

Photo of chief alleged to have poured hot liquid on elderly woman draws public outcry

By Citizen Reporter,

The office of the Ombudsman is investigating claims that a chief poured hot liquid on an elderly woman in Eldoret. Ombudsman Chairperson Florence K...

chief

Bomet county lays trap to nab suspects as cases of sodomy increase

By Paul Ruto,

Residents of Bomet are living in apprehension over the rising cases of sodomy in the region . On Thursday Cheibei tea buying centre in Konoin sub c...

sodomy in Bomet

Nakuru: 16-year-old boy arrested for killing neighbor over KSh.50

By Kiprotich Kimetto,

Police in Kuresoi, Nakuru county are holding a 16-year-old Form Two student suspected of killing his 24-year-old neighbor over a KSh.50 debt. Speak...

Kuresoi South

Bomet: 24-year-old man drowns while fetching water to brew chang’aa

By Paul Ruto,

Police officers in Konoin, Bomet county are investigating an incident in which a 24-year-old man drowned in a pool while fetching water. Preliminar...

man drowns in bomet

Four chiefs beaten by chang’aa seller in Kiambu

By Gikunga Kariuki,

Four chiefs in Kiambu were left nursing injuries following an altercation with an illicit brew seller on Sunday. The four administrators from Kabet...

chiefs , kiambu

Chang’aa brewer shoots police officer with arrow in Bomet

By Paul Ruto,

A police officer in Chepalungu, Bomet County is nursing injuries on the left leg after he was shot with an arrow by an illicit liquor brewer. Speak...

Bomet County i , Chepalungu , Lukumek police station.

Two seriously injured after chang’aa boiler explodes in Machakos

By Alphonse Mbithi,

Two chang'aa brewers are nursing serious burns after a boiler exploded on them in Jericho village, Mavoloni-sub County in Machakos. The cause of th...

boiler exlodes , chang'aa brewers , CHANGAA , Jericho village

Wanted suspect dies after drinking chang’aa in Migori

By George Juma,

Police in Migori County have launched investigations into the death of a middle-aged man who allegedly died after consuming excess illicit brew at Wuo...

Migori County , Migori Level Four Hospital

13-year-old girl arrested for selling chang’aa in Kericho

By Bernard Rotich,

Police in Litein, Kericho County, are holding a 13-year-old Standard Seven girl who was found selling illicit brew at their home. Speaking to Citiz...

CHANGAA , illicit brew , Kericho county , OCPD Felicia Nafula

Matiang’i says politicians behind emergence of criminal gangs

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i on Thursday linked the resurgence of criminal gangs to political mobilization. Speaking at the opening of...

Fred Matiang'i , nyeri county

Molo MP apologizes after turning up at a meeting drunk

By Citizen Reporter,

Just a day after Molo Member of Parliament Kimani Kuria caused chaos when he attended a meeting drunk, he has come out to apologize to his constituent...

3 month old baby, siblings scalded as mother prepared illicit brew

By Bernard Rotich,

A chang'aa (illicit brew) distilling exercise turned tragic after a pot containing hot water burst and scalded four children in Kericho County. Acc...

chang'aa dealers , illicit brew

Bungoma: Man dies after winning alcohol drinking competition

By Kaitano Nyongesa,

A 28-year-old man died on Monday morning after consuming excessive alcohol in a drinking competition at Mukosi village in Kimilili Constituency, Bungo...

bungoma

Drought to impact production at Kenya Breweries

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenya breweries has projected a negative outlook for supply of its raw materials due to effects of drought. The brewer says the delayed rains will ...

barley , Kenya Breweries , Sorghum

Chief among three killed in Kirinyaga accidents

By Johnson Muriithi,

Three people among them a chief died on Sunday morning in two separate road accidents in Kirinyaga County. Mwerua Location chief David Mwai Kiragu ...

Kirinyaga West , Kirnyaga County

Toxic moonshine kills 133 people in India

By CNN,

At least 133 people have died and more than 200 others have been hospitalized after consuming tainted alcohol in India, officials said. The victims...

India , Moonshine

Dozens dead, Ill in India from bootleg liquor

By VOA,

At least 39 people have died and 27 more have fallen sick from drinking cheap spurious liquor containing toxic methanol in several villages in the nor...

bootleg liquor , India

Baringo Governor Kiptis claims cartels importing illicit brew from Uganda

By Bernadine Tiemoi,

Baringo Governor Stanley Kiptis has called for the arrest of people he terms as cartels importing illicit brew into the country from Uganda. Accord...

Baringo County , Baringo Governor Stanley Kiptis , illicit brew

Matiang’i fires 2 chiefs after children get drunk on chang’aa

By Citizen Reporter,

Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i has fired Mogosiek Location chief and his assistant after five children were reported to have drank chang'...

CHANGAA , Fred Matiang'i , Mogosiek Location