Murkomen vows crackdown on illicit alcohol trade

The government is set to undertake a countrywide crackdown on second-generation alcohol businesses, targeting licensed manufacturers, retailers and consumers. Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen, who is on a tour of Kiambu County, has put on notice rogue business owners engaged in the illicit trade, announcing a 100-day Rapid Result Initiative, to rid the country of the menace. The CS noted that the manufacture, sale and consumption of illicit alcohol and narcotics remains a major national security threat and directed sub-county security teams to engage local stakeholders to curb the prevalence.