Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen said that the government will revoke licenses of all alcohol businesses and factories in Kiambu and Nairobi counties that engage in the sale and manufacturing of illicit alcohol.
Speaking in Kiambu Town on Monday, August 18, Murkomen noted that he will convene a meeting with security heads of both counties to deliberate on how the crackdown against such businesses will be undertaken.
Murkomen noted that despite the government granting these businesses permission to conduct clean operations, many have gradually reverted to the manufacturing and distribution of illegal alcohol, a trend he described as alarming, and have, in turn, compromised the health and well-being of citizens in the two counties. "When we take action against illegal alcohol in Kiambu, we have to also do it in Nairobi, and there are some people in Nairobi and Kiambu who have licenses to sell and manufacture alcohol, but they are now making illegal alcohol," Murkomen said.
An aerial view of a section of Ruiru Town in Kiambu County Photo Construction Kenya "I would like to issue a stern warning to all those who have licenses to make and sell illegal alcohol, which is affecting Kenyans; we will revoke the licenses.
