The Siaya county government has announced plans to legalize the locally produced Chang'aa and Busaa traditional liquors which are currently considered illegal in most parts of the nation.
The county now says that it is coming up with proper strategies and laws to regulate the production and consumption of the drink, as it seeks to tap in more revenue.
According to the county's Enterprise and Industrial Development Executive Committee Member (CEC) Jaoko Oburu, the county is also considering ways in which the brew can be properly packaged for sale.
Oburu added that the county leadership is considering ways of compelling the brewers to produce required standards before legalizing it.
"There is no need of keeping the ban on the traditional liquor as long as there is a way through which it can be made in a standardized manner,” the CeC told Citizen Digital.
He said that the move is also an attempt by the county to ensure that her people consider locally produced products unlike now when most of the drinks are from outside.
Oburu who is the son to East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) MP and former Bondo MP Oburu Oginga added that the move will consequently promote county economic growth.