Suicide: Drunk middle-aged man accused of stealing chicken dies after setting house ablaze
Neighbours rushed to help but were unable to save him as the fire had already engulfed the structure.
Kiambu County put on high alert as traffickers resort to lacing candies with drugs to sell to youth
A multi-agency meeting on alcohol and drug abuse chaired by Deputy County Commissioner for Kiambu Sub-County Titus Macharia at the Kiambu County Commissioner’s office. Present were key officials tasked with safeguarding public health, including Kiambu County Police Commander Doris Kemei, Director for Liquor Licensing Michael Kangethe, and NACADA Kiambu County Coordinator Caroline Arimi among others
Kenyan driver, Uganda nabbed with 23 packs of weed as they tried to dodge police check in Kisumu
The vehicle was eventually intercepted and suspects arrested at Ngere on Kisumu-Kericho highway following a high-speed chase.
Alcoholism in central Kenya rises to epidemic levels as nearly every family grapples with men wedded bootleg liquor
The menace is not limited to the unemployed. Professionals and civil servants have not been spared either. Local leaders are continuously calling for stronger regulations of illicit brews and increased public awareness, warning that left unchecked a whole generation risks being wiped out.
