Illicit Brews in Kenya: A Case of Chang’aa
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Date
2018
Authors
Kipchumba, Heather Eddah
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Journal of African Interdisciplinary Studies
Abstract
Prevalence of consumption of illicit brews in Kenya, specifically Chang’aa, has been on the
limelight for several decades because of its effects on not only its consumers, but the families
of consumers and the society at large. Despite the repeated visible effects, mostly reported
through the media, not much research has been done to uncover in specific the effects that
chang’aa, and one of the illicit brews in Kenya among others has on its consumers. This paper
therefore interrogates the effects of this illicit brew, based on various researches in different
parts in the country by scholars. The paper adopted a descriptive research design. The data
was collected from secondary sources, majorly, research reports from thesis, publications
from journals and e-books. It involved a review of these research reports in order to document
the findings on the effects of chang’aa. It was then found that, chang’aa, has led to deaths of
several hundreds of people, health problems, environmental and economic effects. These
effects were both positive and negative on the social and economic perspective, but the
negative effects outweighed the few positive effects.
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Keywords
Changaa, illicit brew, potent brew, effects
Citation
Kipchumba, H. E. (2018). Illicit Brews in Kenya: A Case of Chang’aa. Journal of African Interdisciplinary Studies (JAIS) Volume, 2, 83-92.