EABL loses Sh3.4m drinks in confusion over alcoholism war

Residents watch as a consignment of spirits goes up in flames at Othaya Stadium, Friday. The truck in which the drinks were loaded was intercepted at Othaya Depot on Thursday. EABL has, however, defended their drinks, saying they are licensed and of high quality. [PHOTO: KIBATA KIHU/STANDARD

The crackdown on illicit liquor in Central kicked off on a wrong footing after an MP mistakenly led the destruction of a consignment of genuine drinks.

Othaya MP Mary Wambui witnessed as the consignment distributed by UDV a subsidiary of East African Breweries Limited (EABL), worth over Sh3.4 million, was set ablaze.