Containers of illicit brew in Soweto, Kahawa West, Nairobi/ NACADA
A multi-agency security team on Saturday morning raided a major illicit alcohol den in Nairobi’s Kahawa West, destroying over 10,000 litres of toxic Kangara.
The 5am operation in Soweto village was led by the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA), in collaboration with the National Government Administration Officers (NGAO) and an elite police unit from the National Police Service (NPS).
Acting on intelligence, the team stormed the hideout and found a massive brewing operation.
Brewers are said to have fled into the darkness as officers arrived.
Inside, the team destroyed 30 jerricans of ready-to-sell chang’aa, as well as huge boiling tanks and plastic drums used to distil the lethal Kangara.
The facility was dismantled to ensure it could never be used again.
The operation, part of Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen’s 100-day rapid results directive to eliminate illicit alcohol, was concluded by 8:30am with no casualties reported.
NACADA CEO Anthony Omerikwa hailed the crackdown as proof of the power of multi-agency action.
“This crackdown is a clear signal to the peddlers of death that their days are numbered," he said.
"The Authority is working closely with all multi-agency teams across the country to ensure full implementation of the CS's directive with the broader goal of ensuring the country is safe from the harms of illicit and counterfeited alcohol."
Omerikwa thanked CS Murkomen for his support and urged Kenyans to help in the fight.
“We now urge every Kenyan to be our eyes and ears," Omerikwa said.
"Share information with your local authorities or use our toll-free, 24-hour hotline, 1192. Together, we will reclaim our communities from this scourge.”
