{
  "id": 1731866,
  "title": "Meru steps up war on fake alcohol as students lead in consumption",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/meru-steps-up-war-on-fake-alcohol-as-students-lead-in-consumption",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T14:50:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/meru-steps-up-war-on-fake-alcohol-as-students-lead-in-consumption"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Meru County has intensified its crackdown on illicit and counterfeit alcohol amid growing concerns over the rising consumption of deadly second-generation liquor among college and university students. Meru County Alcoholic Drinks Control Board Chief Executive Officer Gitonga Akubu said authorities had confiscated counterfeit and expired alcoholic drinks worth millions of shillings in an ongoing…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}