Kirinyaga: Chiefs interdicted over illicit brews after death of over 17 people to be reinstated

Kirinyaga chiefs to be reinstated after illicit-brew deaths

Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen has ordered eight interdicted chiefs and assistant chiefs in Kirinyaga returned to duty following the Mwea illicit-brew tragedy; investigations and licence reviews continue.

MURKOMEN reverses a directive that GACHAGUA issued while he was Deputy President regarding illicit brew in Kirinyaga

Sunday, August 24, 2025 - Interior Cabinet Secretary, Kipchumba Murkomen, has lifted the suspension of eight local administrators in Kirinyaga County who were interdicted last year over rampant illicit brew. The administrators - three chiefs and five sub-chiefs from Mwea West - were suspended in February 2024 on the orders of then Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua after more than 20 people died from alcohol poisoning in the region. The affected …

Kirinyaga: Chiefs interdicted over illicit brews after death of over 17 people to be reinstated

The government will reinstate chiefs and assistant chiefs in Kirinyaga who were interdicted over a deadly illicit alcohol incident, citing unfair punishment.