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The return of illicit alcohol to Eastern Region

Chairman Alcohol Beverages Association of Kenya (ABAK), Eric Githua said according to World Health Organisation(WHO) data for 2018, the trend was worrying as a 44percent of all drinks in the market were illicit. [iStockphoto]

Stakeholders in the Mt Kenya region have decried an increase in illicit brews whose consumption has surged over the past three months.

The surge led different players in the sector to hold consultative meetings in Nyeri and Embu counties to debate solutions to the menace endangering lives while noting that it enriches unscrupulous traders.

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