Kiambaa constituency Member of Parliament (MP) Paul Koinange has urged chiefs and their assistants in the area to be on the lookout and crack the whip on makers and sellers of illicit brews.
Addressing locals at Kiambaa town on Thursday, the MP said that he had received information that cases of illicit brew were allegedly creeping back in some parts of the constituency.
Mr Koinange appealed to chiefs and local administrators to ensure that no illicit brewing is allowed in the areas of jurisdiction.
“We must remain committed and be on the lookout in taming cases of illicit brews that are said to be creeping back,” said Koinange.
The MP observed illicit brews had made the area to lag behind in terms of development.
The Kiambaa lawmaker urged the Kiambu county government to empower alcoholics who had reformed.
He noted that empowering former alcoholics will prevent them from re-lapsing back to drinking and drug abuse.
On Wednesday two chiefs and their assistants in Kiambu were interdicted by Interior Principal Secretary Karanja Kibicho.
The chiefs were interdicted over their failure to tame illicit brews and for allegedly abetting makers and sellers of illicit brews.
The PS who toured Kiambu on Wednesday appealed to local chiefs and other administrators to monitor and crack the whip on people suspected to be re-introducing illicit brews.
The PS said that national government will work with counties to ensure that illicit brewing and drug abuse especially among the youth is tamed.