Illicit brewers turn to farming as raids eradicate trade in notorious Maragua village

Police officers display nabbed jerricans full of illicit brew in Maisha Mathi village. [Boniface Gikandi Standard]

There is relief in Maisha Mathi village in Maragua following the transformation of former illicit brewers, with the majority turning to horticulture and dairy farming.

The brewing culture is said to have been rife since 1972, with most security officers posted to in Maragua division unable to stamp out the menace, leading to their transfer.