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Embu businesswoman jailed for illegal liquor production

Jackline Mairora sentenced to four years in prison by an Embu court for unlicensed liquor production and tax evasion. [Standard, File]

A court in Embu has sentenced a woman to four years' imprisonment for unlicensed liquor production and tax evasion.

Jackline Gatwiri Mairora, proprietor of Jacky's Wines and Spirits in Kiritiri trading centre, was found to have employed casual workers to illicitly produce alcohol at night in a rented house in Makuti village, Mbondoni sub-location.

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