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| 'Dozens killed' drinking Kenya homemade alcohol | 'Dozens killed' drinking Kenya homemade alcohol |
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| More than 60 people are reported to have died in Kenya after drinking homemade alcohol believed to have been laced with industrial chemicals. | More than 60 people are reported to have died in Kenya after drinking homemade alcohol believed to have been laced with industrial chemicals. |
| Dozens of others are said to have been blinded since Sunday after drinking the illicit brew in four counties. | Dozens of others are said to have been blinded since Sunday after drinking the illicit brew in four counties. |
| Officials say it may have contained methanol - a toxic substance used to boost the strength of the drink. | Officials say it may have contained methanol - a toxic substance used to boost the strength of the drink. |
| Consumption of homemade brew is popular in Kenya, where most people cannot afford to buy standardised alcohol. | Consumption of homemade brew is popular in Kenya, where most people cannot afford to buy standardised alcohol. |
| The deaths were reported in Embu, Kitui, Limuru and Kiambu counties. | The deaths were reported in Embu, Kitui, Limuru and Kiambu counties. |
| The officials say the liquor could have come from the same distributor or the same batch. | The officials say the liquor could have come from the same distributor or the same batch. |
| In 2005, more than 45 people died after drinking illegal alcohol laced with methanol. | In 2005, more than 45 people died after drinking illegal alcohol laced with methanol. |
| The drink is often known locally as "changaa". | |
| Kenya's government is set on preventing deaths from changaa by forcing backyard brewers into the open. | |
| A bill was passed in 2010 to regulate changaa production by legalising it, but requiring that it be commercially bottled and sold at licensed premises. |