This archive report was first published on 18 August 2021.
On August 18, 2021, Trans Nzoia County Commissioner Sam Ojwang announced a ten-day operation to curb alcohol usage among government employees and civilians.
Speaking at a security meeting in Museum Hall, Kitale Town, Commissioner Ojwang stated that government offices are not meant for employees to nurse their hangovers.
“Government offices are not rehab centres for people to nurse their hangovers after being drunk. We are going to search for such officers and interdict them to clean up the civil service,” he said.
As part of the operation, dubbed “Operation Fagia Maliza Pombe Haramu Bangi Na Lotto,” the county boss vowed to target illicit brew sellers who have been supplying alcohol to government officials and the public.
Commissioner Ojwang also warned that areas which have declared themselves as no-go zones for alcohol selling, such as Folkland, will not be spared.
