Irate women from Baringo North on Monday September 19, walked for 15 Kilometers to present their dissatisfaction with illicit brew sales in their localities.
The women fronted area chiefs and authorities and accused them of not taking any action against traders that sold the brew to children.
One Magdalene Kipkichem asked relevant authorities to arrest those involved in the business as their husbands had been lost in the localities never performing their marital duties.
“Men have failed in their daily duties; they no longer provide to us like they used to. They have failed to administer the conjugal rights; we are tired of this state. We cannot even sire children anymore, may the relevant authority chip in and help us bring a crackdown on the illicit brew and second-generation alcohol,” she said.
One of the mothers, Priscila Kimosop begged the Government to step in and help end the menace as their kids were dropping out of school, indulging in drinking, and selling of the brew.
“we’re tired of seeing our children drop out of schools and resort to drinking the illicit and second-generation alcohol. We are asking the government to chip in and help us end the crippling menace. They are abusing drugs, early mornings you find them already out but staggering,” Kimosop said.
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The area Assistant County Commissioner Danson Waithaka promised to involve relevant authorities and help solve the issue.
“We. Together with Nyumba Kumi heads, have come up with a list already having the names of the perpetrators and we are yet to deal with them with the full force of law, your grievances shall not go unattended to, we are ready and in no time, you will have your areas back with sanity,” Waithaka noted.