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A Buruburu schoolgirl’s response about wanting to drink alcohol highlights concerns over rising alcohol consumption among Kenyan women, linked to family influence, stress, and changing social norms.
Court ruled lawyer Allan Muga’s dismissal from Tom Ojienda’s law firm unfair despite misconduct allegations over books, fraud claims and office scandal, awarding him Sh1.09 million compensation.
The prohibition of Africans’ consumption of bottled beer, wines and spirits in Kenya was lifted at the end of 1947. The end of the prohibition marked the beginning of condemnation and criminalisation.
Men in Bahati, Nakuru County, held a large, men-only forum to confront rising femicide, suicides and illicit alcohol abuse while encouraging open discussion on mental health and societal pressures.
Communities in Central Kenya are grappling with rising deaths linked to illicit alcohol, prompting urgent crackdowns and renewed concern over widespread addiction and weak enforcement.
Kenya is losing an estimated Sh120 billion annually to the illicit alcohol trade, with stakeholders urging stricter enforcement and regulatory measures to curb the growing underground market.
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