[muriithi Mugo, Standard]Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Domestic Taxes Enforcement officers accompanied by detectives from Nairobi confiscated more than 30,000 liters of opaque beer under preparation in Embu on Friday. “We managed to recover counterfeit super march cigarettes, assorted counterfeit brands of spirits belonging to licensed alcohol manufacturers and wanjuki opaque beer said to belong to the said counterfeiter,” KRA said. The agency noted that they recovered the opaque beer in the tune of thousands of litres, which translates to millions of shillings in duty loss. Members of the public assist in pouring part of the wanjuki beer confiscated by KRA officers. His wife will be arraigned in court for illegal manufacturing of alcoholic drinks without obtaining relevant approvals from the relevant government agencies.

Source: Standard Digital February 19, 2021 16:07 UTC