The government has spilt over 1.7 million litres of unregulated brews and hard drugs worth millions, led by National Government Administrative Officers.
This is consistent with the nationwide campaign against illegal alcohol and drugs that Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki stepped up in February.
Dr Raymond Omollo, principal secretary for internal security and national administration, declared that the operation would be expanded following its initial good results.
He also stated that operations would continue even as the government worked to improve public health and address the social and security issues this trade presented.
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The multi-agency team on the ground, he claimed, has been given strong orders to crack down hard on everybody connected to this industry, especially the makers, distributors, and sellers.
“We must disrupt the trade to stand any chance of breaking the chain of harm that is flowing from the production to the consumption of these deadly drinks,” the PS said.
He was speaking after reviewing the latest report on the mission's progress that revealed that, Kangara tops the list of the informal brews netted since January with over 1.6 million litres tipped so far.
Chang’aa and Busaa, whose figures in the ongoing operation stand at 330,824 litres and 112,915 litres, respectively, are also popular bootleg liquors among brewers and consumers.
Omollo also singled out the widespread abuse of cannabis as a major cause for concern, with 347,944 rolls, stones and stems of the drug seized so far, majorly from Central, Eastern and Rift Valley regions.
Officers have also netted over four tonnes of the drug in bulk form, confirming the government’s worst fears in the war against narcotics.
“These figures speak volumes about what we’re dealing with as a country,” the PS said.
He added that the government will fight the trade from its source while deploying other strategic interventions to suppress substance abuse and support addicts in their recovery and quitting.
