Coast leaders threaten to sue State over crackdown on palm wine

Kilifi County Governor Amason Kingi flanked by members of his county assembly addresses the media at his gardens in Kilifi Town on Friday,010th July,2015. This is after a local Mnazi ( Cononut wine) seller Serah Kwamboka (left) reported to his office after she was roughed up and seriously injured by police in the ongoing country wide illicit killer brew crackdown in which they raided Mnazi dens , poured the drinks and locked the sellers in police cells. PHOTO/MAARUFU MOHAMED/STANDARD]

Leaders from Coast have criticised ongoing crackdown on illicit alcohol in the region, saying law enforcement officers had illegally detained palm wine tappers and consumers.

On Saturday, hundreds of traders and consumers of palm wine, locally known as mnazi, protested in Kilifi town against the crackdown that has seen many businesses closed.