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Illicit brew, illegal fish and land disputes take centre stage in Murkomen's Nakuru visit

CS Interior Kipchumba Murkomen addressing the media in Nakuru on August 12,2025.

Photo credit: BRET SANYA/MTAA WANGU

By  BRET SANYA

Correspondent

Mtaa Wangu

Cabinet Secretary of Interior Kipchumba Murkomen has raised concern over the sale and use of illicit brew that has taken root in many parts of Nakuru county.

“We have these small dens all around the county where these illicit brews are made, repackaged and distributed not just within Nakuru but also beyond its borders,” he notes.

The CS linked the illicit brew and drug abuse to the increasing crime rates in many parts of the county painting a picture of how this menace has gone ahead to affect school going children.

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“Most of those who partake in this illicit brew are also the same individuals who are in crime therefore when we manage to finish one then we will be able to destroy the other,” he notes.

He also admitted that the use of cannabis sativa has been very common in the county adding that sadly, there are those within law enforcement who are colluding with the drug peddlers.

“We know there are well connected individuals who are also carrying out the trade of these illegal substances and we are working together with the security teams to take stern action against them,” he says.

Land disputes also took center stage during his visit noting that Gilgil, Njoro, Subukia and Rongai are some of the most affected counties.

“Most of the areas we have land issues is also multi-cultural with many tribes living in those areas. We will be looking to avoid conflicts with these communities and therefore to solve this issue we are going to take a multi-agency approach to promote peaceful resolution methods. In the event this does not work, the judicial process can always take its course,” he says.

The issue of illegal fishing is also something that the CS says is an issue of major concern.

He revealed that there are individuals who are well connected and have big trucks with refrigerators that they use to transport truckloads of fish from Lake Nakuru.

“This fish is not fit for human consumption and they are taken to Kisumu and brought back to Nakuru as tilapia from Lake Victoria. The Kenya Wildlife Service is applying technology to monitor fishing in the lake,” he concluded.