Irungu Nyakera pressures govt to urgently intervene over counterfeit alcohol menace
Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) Nairobi patron Irungu Nyakera called for alcohol and drug abuse to be treated as a national emergency even as Kenya’s crackdown on counterfeit and illicit alcohol intensifies. The latest enforcement operations come amid growing concern over the circulation of unsafe alcoholic products, with the National Authority for the Campaign Against […]
Nairobi-based Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) patron Irungu Nyakera has urged the government to treat alcohol and drug abuse as a national emergency. Nyakera made the call in response to growing concerns over the circulation of counterfeit and illicit alcohol. Speaking on his X account on September 6, 2026, Nyakera expressed shock at allegations that some illicit alcohol is made using mortuary wash water.
He emphasized that if the allegations prove true, the government must urgently investigate and treat alcohol abuse as a national crisis before losing a generation. Recent enforcement operations by the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) and other agencies have led to the arrest of 11 individuals during a 10-day operation targeting illicit alcohol networks in Nairobi.
The crackdown has continued, with recent seizures of over 4,000 suspected counterfeit alcoholic products and two persons of interest arrested. Nyakera's plea comes as enforcement agencies uncover increasingly sophisticated counterfeiting operations, heightening concerns over the safety of alcoholic products sold to consumers.
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