Kiambu County Commissioner Joshua Nkanatha on Tuesday banned unlicensed parties from being conducted on the roadside.
The CC noted that most of the parties being held on the roadside, mostly by motorists, are using the vehicle cover to illegally consume unlicensed beer and conduct immorality.
Speaking during the Jamhuri Day celebrations on Tuesday at Kiringiti International Stadium when delivering President William Ruto’s speech as the country marked the 60th year since independence, Nkanatha pinpointed areas like Githunguri, Limuru, and some tea plantations in Kiambaa Area as the most notorious areas doing the vice.
“In the last two weeks, we have arrested about 30 young people who are engaging in these parties in unauthorised places, coming and making noise, and with their own Disco Jockers (DJs), and I want to warn them that these street parties are illegal,” he said.
Nkanatha said that those who come into the county riding and driving into the various tea plantations that are scarcely populated in the name of taking drives only to come and disturb the peace of the region should cease unless they have an operating permit from the governor’s office.
Kiambu Women Representative Ann Wamuratha asked the County Commissioner’s office to look into the issue of drugs and alcohol in the county and pointed out that the Banana area is notorious.
Governor Kimani Wamatangi said his administration has prioritised empowering Kiambu’s youth through sports and other engagements that will make them productive.
“Efforts are underway to establish a People’s Bank similar to the Hustler Fund, with an initial allocation of Sh200 million to facilitate access to financial resources for youth entrepreneurial initiatives,” he added.
Elsewhere Kirinyaga County Commissioner Nayioma Tobiko has put cattle rustlers in Mwea on notice that their days are numbered.
The CC said the vice was on the rise and that those found culpable will be prosecuted in court.
He said the number of cases of cattle disappearing mysteriously and being reported at various police stations were alarming.
“Let them be warned that our law enforcers will catch up with them, and I can assure them that it will not be a pleasant experience for them,” Tobiko said during Jamhuri Day celebrations held at the Good Samaritan Secondary School in Mwea East Sub-County.
He also gave a warning to meat consumers, disclosing that the meat may not meet standards if stolen cows are slaughtered in the bush and then sold to butchery operators.
“We are urging members of the public to be vigilant, especially when buying meat, to avoid consuming uninspected products,” said the CC.
By Wangari Ndirangu and Mutai Kipngetich
