Bottles of second generation alcoholic drinks impounded during a crackdown on illicit brew in Gatundu. | image source: the-star.co.ke
Four men collapsed in Nyahururu on Sunday after failing to get access to alcohol. The four were the rushed to the Nyahururu County Referral Hospital where, according to a medical officer at the hospital, they were hospitalised efforts to revive them using milk failed.
Their condition later improved with the medical officer adding that their collapsing was due to dehydration.
“They need to undergo rehabilitation and be guided on the recovery process,” the officer said.
The incident followed the destruction of 50,000 bottles of second generation alcohol in an exercise led by area MP Wachira Karani.
The exercise was condemned by some residents who claimed that their bodies can not function without them taking alcohol.
“The government should consider us and come up with solutions other than eradicating all spirits,” said a man clutching drinks stolen during the operation.
Karani urged residents to collaborate with the government in the war against illicit brews saying it had turned youth into zombies.
“We shall start rehabilitation centres for those suffering from addiction,” he said.
- The STAR