Uasin Gishu establishes alcoholics fund

Uasin Gishu establishes alcoholics fund

The County Government of Uasin Gishu has set up an emergency fund to help those battling alcoholism in the county.
Speaking to Citizen TV, the County Director of Alcoholic Drinks Control Board Armstrong Rono says that the fund is meant to foot all medical bills of all alcoholics facing withdrawal symptoms in all county hospitals as the crackdown on illicit brews continue.
Rono urged residents to immediately report and take their kin to get assistanceas the county is ready to help and prevent anyone from dying.
The director also pointed out that the fund has a kitty that will cushion all liquor businesses that were shut down during the crackdown.
This he says will help finance the affected proprietors establish other businesses soi that they can move on with their lives.

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