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

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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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