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Toxic liquor: Government to charge brewers with murder

Nacada CEO sent home over lethal liquor, brewers to face murder charges
Bomet County officials, with the help of police officers, destroy illicit brews impounded from various outlets within the town, Thursday. The alcohol was valued at about Sh2.5 million. [Photo: Charles Ngeno/Standard]

By James Mbaka

Nairobi, Kenya: The Government cracked the whip following this week’s wave of killer brew deaths by closing down a manufacturing company, interdicting top public officials in the liquor and drugs control units and declaring the producers would be charged with murder.

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