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City brewery using water from sewage [Photos]

 Tens of drums atop blazing fire passing steam at the brewery. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

In Mathare, Nairobi County, brewing chang'aa seems to be legal. Yesterday, tens of drums atop blazing fire passed steam through pipes attached to them into the sewage-filled river.

The brew made here is classified into two: 'Biko' (the cheap one), sold to the residents, and the better one is supplied in upmarket estates.

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