A truck driver and his turnboy were charged at Kisumu Law Courts with smuggling 8,750 litres of ethanol valued at Sh8.4 million in unpaid tax. The men were arrested on July 23, 2025, along the Kisumu-Nairobi highway in Kisumu County.

• The smuggled ethanol, contained in 35 barrels concealed within 66 empty wooden crates, is commonly used in the illegal manufacture of second-generation alcoholic drinks.
• The accused, Salim Otieno Ooko and Joseph Odhiambo, pleaded not guilty to charges contrary to the East Africa Community Management Act, 2004, and the Excise Duty Act, 2025.
• They were released on a bond of Sh500,000, with the case scheduled for hearing on September 29, 2025.