Security officers have been placed on the spot over the rising consumption and sale of illicit liquor in some parts of Bondo, Siaya County.
Residents of Abwao and Obedi villages now want government agencies to intervene in stopping the menace which has continuously cost lives in the region.
They have condemned the agencies’ reluctance to stop the brew supply which has claimed seven lives since August last year.
“We have submitted our petition to Bondo Sub-county deputy commissioner Tom Macheneri to address the issues,” Lawrence Omondi who has petitioned in criticism of the lackluster manner being used by the police to stop the trade told the Standard.
He lamented that the situation could soon trickle down to the younger generation if not combated as early as now, adding that it is freely done on broad daylight.
He added that the deaths have in turn become a cause of trauma to children of the departed, all of whom are male, and left behind widows who are now being forced to face the pain of losing their loved ones.
“The deaths have caused trauma, psychological disturbance and undesirable socio-economic effects to children and widows,” he said.
The residents added that the brew dens start operating as early as 8 in the morning.