Crowded illicit brew dens and bars are disease traps

Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr Fred Matiang'i flanked by Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu and other leaders from the county destroying 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 BY KAMAU MAICHUHIE.

Alcoholism and drug abuse has been blamed for the high prevalence of tuberculosis in Kiambu County.

Dr Andrew Toro, the chief Officer in the department of health, told Saturday Standardthat lack of adequate ventilation in illicit brew dens and bars aids transmission of the disease to patrons.