“The Changaa-Virus”
I n July 2015, President Uhuru Kenyatta summoned members of parliament from Mount Kenya region to the statehouse “We must agree we have a problem that needs immediate action”, he told them, declaring “agenda number one is pombe , number two is pombe and number three is pombe (alcohol)” The president stated of how the region was on the throes of a drinking predicament fuelled by availability of cheap illicit brews with horrible warnings of an entire generation being lost to alcohol. The lawmakers reacted by fighting the changaa-virus from all region by striking hard on both the consumers and the producers. Those were the moments that made me place my faith wholly to the lawmakers . I come from Kiambu County, Gatundu North Constituency, Makwa location also Makwa village. Makwa is well known for the production of illegal illicit brews also known as ‘ Changaa ’.This product has affected most of my age mates and a lot of the people I happen to know. Even after ...