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17 buried as DP Gachagua, Waiguru sound warning to county officers who own bars

Family members overwhelmed by emotions during the mass burial of 17 individuals who died after consuming illicit alcohol in Kangai and Kandongu in Mwea West. [Jane Mugambi, Standard]

Seventeen people who died after consuming illicit liquor in Kiranyaga County have been laid to rest.

The incident that happened at a local bar within Kangai village left 23 people dead, over 20 people blind while others fighting for their lives in hospital.

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