The pastoralist community in Turkana County is demanding for
a total ban of the chang’aa commonly referred to as “Kaada” in the kraals
saying the brew has compromised the warriors and general community from
shielding their livestock from the warring neighbouring communities surrounding
them. Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industrialization Chief Officer, Mathew
Logurale says, during the public participation of the County Alcoholic Drink
Control Bill 2014, there was a public outcry that the ban was
overdue as the brew has claimed many lives.
“Kaada” is a local brew; the County Officer emphasizes, is manufactured from yeast and sugar and has now turned to be a major killer in the sprawling urban and rural areas of Turkana County. The combination of yeast and sugar, he adds, is mixed and subjected to a fermentation
process for a period of one day or so to become an alcoholic drink.
Logurale says his Ministry would recommend for its testing and analysis of the contents in “kaada” in Lodwar Township to inform its ban. This, the Chief Officer says, is to determine its palatability, the chemical composition, alcoholic percentage and whether the stuff is fit for human consumption. He says the public is attesting that yeast as a product is usually meant for bread production but not for production of alcohol.
People consuming this stuff, the officer says are emaciated and with deteriorated health. There are reported high incidences, he notes, of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and swollen stomachs which makes it lethal for public consumption.
overdue as the brew has claimed many lives.
“Kaada” is a local brew; the County Officer emphasizes, is manufactured from yeast and sugar and has now turned to be a major killer in the sprawling urban and rural areas of Turkana County. The combination of yeast and sugar, he adds, is mixed and subjected to a fermentation
process for a period of one day or so to become an alcoholic drink.
Logurale says his Ministry would recommend for its testing and analysis of the contents in “kaada” in Lodwar Township to inform its ban. This, the Chief Officer says, is to determine its palatability, the chemical composition, alcoholic percentage and whether the stuff is fit for human consumption. He says the public is attesting that yeast as a product is usually meant for bread production but not for production of alcohol.
People consuming this stuff, the officer says are emaciated and with deteriorated health. There are reported high incidences, he notes, of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and swollen stomachs which makes it lethal for public consumption.
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