The discovery of thousands of litres of chang’aa and busaa at a residence owned by Chinese nationals in Athi River has confirmed fears of the existence of industrial-scale manufacture of illicit brews just days after photos of the bottled alcohol started making rounds online.
On Friday, police officers acting on a tip off from members of the public raided a house at Green Park estate where they confiscated over 3,000 litres of the illicit brews and arrested two Chinese nationals.
“A liquor processing plant was also found in their homestead,” said the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).
Mr Wang Yalan and Ms Wang Haijian, who are currently detained at the Athi River police station, were also found in possession of 1,000 litres of methanol.
The chemical, which is used as a solvent in manufacturing, can get people drunk but is a deadly poison that has in the past been blamed for causing death and blindness among consumers of illicit alcoholic drinks.