'Only one bar & restaurant per town': DP Gachagua orders alcohol crackdown in Mt. Kenya

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has directed the national government administrators at the county and regional levels to crack down on illicit liquor in a bid to curb alcoholism and drug abuse.
The DP, who pointed out Central Kenya as
one of the areas of concern, also called on the county governments to regulate the issuance of licenses for bars and pubs, saying consumption of illicit liquor
has reached worrying levels and threatens to clear a generation of the youth, particularly in Central Kenya.
"Bar and restaurant (license) tupeane
moja kwa town, hii ingine tufunge wafungue saa kumi na moja hadi saa tatu.
Tafadhali county commissioners and police please do your job. Let us save our
children, let us save the next generation," said Gachagua.
DP Gachagua told the administrators
including assistant chiefs, chiefs, sub-county county commissioners and
regional commissioners to join hands in containing the menace.
"We shall not accept a situation where
youths are being killed or become unproductive because of consumption of
illicit alcohol. The administrators must eradicate alcoholism and drug abuse.
The Ruto Administration will not negotiate on this unfortunate matter,” he
said.
“All administrators must return to their
jobs now as alcoholism is becoming a menace now and this situation must be
dealt with decisively.”
The Deputy President spoke in Murang'a on
Thursday at the launch of the county's bursary programme.
While donating to the bursary and
scholarship, he appreciated Governor Irungu Kang'ata for the initiative.
Gachagua was accompanied by various
political leaders including Senator Joe Nyutu, Woman Representative Betty Maina
and Maragua MP Mary Wamaua. Others included MPs Joseph Munyoro (Kigumo), and Erick
Wa Mumbi Mwangi of Mathira.
The leaders pledged support for the Deputy
President’s bid to eradicate drugs in the region.
At the same time, the DP urged the police
and administration officers not to participate in politics, but to heighten
efforts to contain the situation of consumption of illegal alcohol and
substance abuse.
He said their work now includes driving
tree-planting programmes.
Consequently, he noted that plans to
streamline and reform tea, coffee and dairy subsectors are underway.
In addition, the DP said the stalled
development projects will resume soon as the government is mobilising funds to
pay debts owed to contractors.
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