A 45-year-old man, who claimed to have collected 20 liters of chang'aa from the bush as he went to relieve himself, was handed a Sh50,000 fine or in default serve 6 months in prison by a Kenol court.
Joseph Dunda, who appeared before Senior Resident Magistrate Sheila Nyagah, was accused of handling the illicit brew at Ithanga Kakuzi sub county, on January 22.
According to the prosecution, while on patrol in the fight against substance abuse and illicit brew the area assistant chief found the accused with 20 liters of chang'aa in a black 20 liters jerrican and arrested him.
The accused told the court that he stumbled upon the chang'aa in the bush saying it did not belong to him.