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Why the Government won’t win the war on illicit brews

Like every other thing the Jubilee government has tried to sort out after media exposes, the war against illicit brews won’t last more than a month before we are back to our normal day activities waiting for another trigger event. Forgive me for terming the current purge of illicit brews to be another round of high hot air octane, a charade and PR gimmick that won’t take us anywhere.

You see the Jubilee Government just like the others before it and others yet to come, react to issues rather than taking a sober look at the situation and coming up with an in-depth analysis and sound plan(s) on how to tackle the vice. 

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