Killer brew: Bar owner to remain in custody for 20 days

A man speaks to Kirinyaga Health Executive George Karoki at California Bar in Kirinyaga. He was among revellers who consumed illicit brew. [Courtesy]

A court in Baricho, Kirinyaga county, has allowed the police to detain the owner of a bar that sold illicit brew that killed 13 people for 20 days.

John Muriithi Karaya alias 'California' was arrested and produced before Baricho Law Courts on Wednesday, where the prosecution successfully made an application to have him detained at Kiamaciri Police Station in connection with the deaths of at least 13 people.