An assistant Chief in Molo who got drunk last week while in uniform has been sacked.
Mawingu sub location assistant chief Joseph Rotich was sacked on Wednesday by South Rift Regional Commissioner Wanyama
Musiambu.
A of the intoxicated administrator at President Uhuru Kenyatta's function was circulated on social media.
His message to Uhuru in the clip is: “I must drink, don’t bother with me. I am a man and I was ordered to do so during my initiation into adulthood."
Musiambo said that it was shameful for an administrator to be drunk to such extent.
He added that the incident was a betrayal to the government.
“Its unfortunate incident, the administrator has betrayed the trust of the government. He was supposed to lead the operation on illicit brew raids and not going to drinking spree with members of the public at day time. However, the war on illicit brew is still on, we will not relent,” the Commissioner said.
"The assistant chief agreed he was drunk and that he had gone to unlock after having spent the previous day in a drinking spree," Musiambo said.
He said that the administrator will be soon arraigned in court.
“The government is contemplating of taking the assistant chief to court for getting drunk in uniform and causing
public
nuisance,” he said.
The assistant chief served with the Kenya Army and the General Service Unit between 1977 and 1991 before quitting.
Rotich, popularly known as 'Survivor', said he drank too much at the President's function, saying he was not caught because he is "very tricky".
Rotich said he
did not drink until 1988 when he and other GSU officers were deployed to guard the Kenya/Sudan border following a dispute between the countries.
“I was a good man until 1988. I blame retired President Moi for subjecting us to harsh conditions which forced me to drink," he said.
At the same time, the Regional Commissioner said that in Nakuru County, more than 600,000 litres of illicit brew has been destroyed.
He at the same time warned brewers against attacking chiefs in Baringo and Nakuru counties during the illicit brew crackdown.