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Migori County leads in illicit brew trade, says Nacada

A chief in Uasin Gishu County carries equipment used by brewers on a motorbike as he escorts two women who had been arrested doing the illegal brewing business. PHOTO | JARED NYATAYA | NATION MEDIA GROUP

What you need to know:

  • Nacada impounded a total of 456, 410 litres of illicit brew in Migori alone between October 2013 and March 2014.
  • Kakamega surrendered (239,782 litres, Nakuru 125,007 litres as 88,096 litres seized in Nairobi.
  • It is only in Kilifi County that Nacada found no illicit alcohol.
  • A total 841 alcohol and drug-related deaths were registered in the country.

Migori County leads in the production of illicit brew, according to a report the National Authority for the Campaign Against Drug and Alcohol Abuse (Nacada) has submitted to Parliament.

The report, compiled between October 2013 and March 2014, shows that Nacada impounded a total of 456,410 litres of illicit brew in Migori alone.