Four dead, 7 in hospital after drinking spree

John Mburu(in cap) and David Maina at Thika level five hospital where they are undergoing treatment after drinking suspected illicit brew in Kiandutu slums yesterday.Four of their colleagues died while seven others were hospitalize for treatment.PHOTO BY KAMAU MAICHUHIE.

Three men and a woman died in Kiandutu slums in Thika yesterday following what police described as excessive drinking. Seven others, two of them in critical condition, were admitted at Thika Level Five Hospital.

Residents in the slum said three of the victims died before they were taken to hospital while the fourth passed away while receiving treatment.