Kiambu county commissioner Wilson wanyanga has put on notice locals said to be re-introducing illicit brews.
Wanyanga on Sunday warned that stern action will be taken against brewers re-intruding illicit brews and second generation alcoholic drinks.
The commissioner said his office has received complaints that some people are re-introducing the illicit brew businesses.
“We are not going to tolerate or negotiate with illicit brewers in this county,” said Wanyanga.
The commissioner directed local chiefs to conduct crackdowns in their respective areas and get rid of brewers.
He also asked locals to report people they suspect to be re-introducing the illicit brewers.
There are claims that illicit brewing is back in some parts of Kiambu especially Kabete, Juja, Ruiru, Githunguri and Limuru.
Last week a section of King’eero residents in Kabete raided a brewing den beating up revelers who were enjoying the illegal liquor.
The residents led by King’eero Women Group said that their husbands and sons have resulted back to drinking illicit brews.
They accused some local chiefs of allegedly colluding with illicit brewers to re-introduce the illegal business.
According to the women, some chiefs allegedly benefiting from illicit brew trade.
Kiambu is among counties with high cases of licit brewing according to statistics by NACADA.
Last year President Uhuru Kenyatta ordered a national crackdown on illicit brewers and sellers of second generation alcoholic drinks.
The exercise was lauded as successful but fears of the illicit brew re-emerging are real.
According to Gladys Chania, an anti-drug crusader in Kiambu, failure by the government and leaders to rehabilitate addicts of illicit brews and alcohol has seen the brews re-emerge.
Chania says that the government has to empower alcoholics for them to start a new life and forget about drinking.
She says that many young people are still trapped in alcoholism.