When she got home the following day, she found that her son, aged 28, had been killed at an illicit brews den in the home of a person she knows well in Mutula, a neighbouring village within Kaiti subcounty. Achieng attributed the incident to unchecked illicit brews and bhang trade in the area at the border of the two subcounties in Makueni. He said operators of the illegal business even sell the illicit brews to school children. “The illegal trade is also carried out in kiosks where operators sell the brews in flasks. According to Kala, involvement of children in preparation and consumption of the illicit brews has affected the area's educational performance.

Source: The Star October 04, 2020 19:01 UTC