Blow to Kiambu bar owners as Matiang'i orders closure in illicit brew crackdown

Interior CS Fred Matiang'i flanked by Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu and other leaders from the county inspect drums containing illicit brew at Makwa village in Gatundu North Constituency on Tuesday. Matiang'i ordered all bars in the county to be closed awaiting fresh vetting and licensing in illicit brew crackdown. (Photo: Kamau Maichuhie, Standard).

Bar owners in Kiambu have been dealt with a major blow after Interior Cabinet Sectary Dr Fred Matiang’i ordered all bars in the county closed as the war on illicit brew went a notch higher.

Matiang’i who spoke in Makwa village Gatundu North Constituency which is notorious for illicit liquor brewing said the move will help in boosting the ongoing government crackdown of illicit brew and second generation alcohol.