Illicit brew deaths not coincidence, says Kiambu Senator Kimani Wamatangi

By ERIC WAINAINA

Kiambu, Kenya: Kiambu Senator Kimani Wamatangi has said the recent deaths caused by illicit brews are too coincidental to be described as ordinary alcohol-related fatalities.

Wamatangi demanded that the Government investigates the motive and bring the culprits to book.

“How come people died in Kiambu, Murang’a, Embu, Machakos and Kitui counties on the same day for the same reason? Those responsible seem to be on a mission that needs to be unearthed and those manufacturing the killer brews made public so that stiff action can be taken against them,” he said.

NATIONAL DISASTER

Wamatangi  said the deaths, which now stand at over 90, have exceeded any other tragedy that has happened in the country in the recent past. He said consumption of illegal brews should be declared a national disaster.

He said: “This seems to be another form of terror which is killing more people than al Shabaab attacks, road accidents and even diseases. We must as a nation take this issue seriously, just like we do with terrorism.”