Six hospitalized for lack of alcohol

Six people from Kahuguini village in Gatundu South are recuperating at the Gatundu Level Four Hospital in Kiambu County after suffering from alcohol withdrawal symptoms.

According to area chief, Kimanga Gachukia,  the six all of them being male were admitted after what he termed as serious alcohol withdrawal since the crackdown began led by youths working under the NYS program and area administration.

Some of the victims said that they have been addicts of second generations brews and their bodies are finding it hard to adjust.

The county government of Kiambu has, however, set up 13 rehabilitation centers to help deal with such cases.