Illegal Brew Blamed as 34 Die, 112 Fall Ill
From Times Wire Reports
An illegal home brew popular among poor Kenyans is being blamed for at least 34 deaths in two Nairobi slums, police said. An additional 112 people have been hospitalized. “They started dying this morning, and it has risen ever since,” said police spokesman Peter Kimanthi, adding that the death toll would probably rise much higher. A glass of the illegal brew, known as changaa, costs 12 cents compared with 40 cents for a beer.
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