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May 3, 2026
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Murkomen sacks alcoholic chief in renewed crackdown on illicit brews

Murkomen sacks alcoholic chief in renewed crackdown on illicit brews

Dismissed chief accused of alcoholism and failure to enforce directives on illegal brews...

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Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has launched a renewed crackdown on illicit brews in Kerio Valley, involving the deployment of a special police unit and the dismissal of a chief implicated in alcoholism.

  • Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen announced the deployment of a special police unit to combat illicit alcohol.
  • A local chief was dismissed for alcoholism and failure to enforce directives against illegal brews.
  • The CS warned that government officers and security personnel found complicit in the trade of illicit alcohol would face severe legal action.

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