- His family sent a message to his friends to announce his death.
- He is said to have died from complications related to a medical surgery.
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Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua will today attend the burial ceremony of former Deputy Inspector General of Police King'ori Mwangi at Tetu in Nyeri.
King'ori died on February 11 in a hospital in Nairobi where he had been admitted.
His family sent a message to his friends to announce his death.
He is said to have died from complications related to a medical surgery.
King'ori served as the Provincial Police Officer in Nairobi, Mombasa and Western regions.
He also served as the director of operations at police headquarters, police spokesman, director of Kenya Police Campus in Kiganjo and principal assistant to the Deputy Inspector General of Kenya Police.
He retired from the service in 2021 after attaining his retirement age.
Later, the DP will attend the burial ceremony of some of the victims who perished after consuming illicit brew in Kirinyaga.
The event will be held at Kangai Primary School in Mwea West.
At least 17 people were confirmed dead and several others survived leaving them with blurred vision.
Among those who died were six family members.
They are said to have consumed a notorious, potent illicit liquor sold in the region.
Gachagua has been spearheading the campaign against Illicit brew in the country.
In August, the DP said the fight was progressing well with an estimated 70 per cent success.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has already declared a crackdown on illicit alcohol and brews nationwide.
Kindiki who spoke Friday after a strategy meeting with security and intelligence committees from Kirinyaga instructed security teams in all 47 counties to enforce the directive without compromise.
"All outlets selling illicit alcohol must be closed, and those owning or running them apprehended and prosecuted in accordance with the law," he said.
He said he would be ruthless with the war against the vice explaining that the nationwide operation is going to be active for as long as the illicit brew problem exists.
"We are going to treat it (illicit brew) the way we have treated the problem of terrorism and banditry by having a continuous permanent operation until this problem is gone," Kindiki said.
He stated that unlike in the past when such incidents occurred and then the government announced an operation for some months, this will not be the case.
"We are not going to withdraw or scale it down. So we don't expect short fixes. It's not a two-month operation, six months, one year, or two years. We are going to stay on this operation as long as the problem exists," Kindiki noted.