Four nursing injuries following a fire at a chang'aa den
Chang'aa is considered an illicit drink in Kenya, but the business is thriving especially in informal settlements. Photo/Courtesy.
Four people are nursing serious injuries following a fire incident at a chang’aa den in Nyamira County.
According to police officers, the incident happened at Bogisanga 2 area in North Mugirango.
Two men, a woman and a child were left injured after a container used to brew second generation liquor burst into flames.
“The four were rushed to hospital by good Samaritans,” Evans Raini, a resident, told Citizen Digital.
Following the incident, County Commissioner Onesmus Kyatha warned those behind the sale of illicit brew of serious consequences.
A recent report by the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) showed that Nyanza region is second in the consumption of the popular home-brewed spirit chang’aa as well as traditional brew.
Western Kenya region led at 11.4 per cent, followed by Nyanza at 6.3 percent and the Rift Valley region (3.6%).
According to police officers, the incident happened at Bogisanga 2 area in North Mugirango.
Two men, a woman and a child were left injured after a container used to brew second generation liquor burst into flames.
“The four were rushed to hospital by good Samaritans,” Evans Raini, a resident, told Citizen Digital.
Following the incident, County Commissioner Onesmus Kyatha warned those behind the sale of illicit brew of serious consequences.
A recent report by the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) showed that Nyanza region is second in the consumption of the popular home-brewed spirit chang’aa as well as traditional brew.
Western Kenya region led at 11.4 per cent, followed by Nyanza at 6.3 percent and the Rift Valley region (3.6%).
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