Administrators sent home over illegal alcohol

Mukurwei-ini Deputy County Commissioner Issack Masinde on Saturday sacked one chief and three assistant chiefs for alleged drunkenness and allegedly abetting the selling of illicit killer brews.

“The officers have been found culpable of the offence of trading in illicit brew and are hereby dismissed from their office with immediate effect,” said Mr Masinde.

Among those sent home were Chief Samuel Karwenji Waithaka of Igana location who was dismissed for allegedly being a drunkard and failing to heed several warnings not to show at work or barazas while drunk.

Thangathi Sub Chief Peterson Kimani was also dismissed on the spot after stacks of illegal alcohol was found in his business premises at Thangathi Shopping Centre in a raid that was led by Mr Masinde and area MP Kabando wa Kabando.

Also sacked was John Irungu Kibe of Mbiuni sub location for being drunk during the operation in which thousands of litres of the deadly brew was destroyed at Karundu, Thangathi and Kiahungu divisions.

Peterson Kimani of Karundu sub-location, a known seller of illicit brews according to Mr Masinde, was also dismissed.

Also targeted were several bhang peddlers whose names were read out and warnings issued for them to stop the illegal trade.

Mr Kabando said after the exercise: “Not since the Mau Mau era has central community been this united against a single common enemy. President Kenyatta has our support to salvage an endangered community."