This is a defining moment in the country's history.

This is the first time government executive, intelligence, police, administrative officers and quality assurance agencies have been held culpable and decisive action taken.

I hope this is the beginning of something larger.

Number of closed Senator outlets has risen to 5,000 from 3,000 in December.

How sad!

You can bet that operators are going to be required to pay again for the license renewals. Very shameful for the government to be cashing in on poor peoples misery.

Some guys have no ideas where the problem is. It does not matter whether you cancel all licenses. Guys will be trooping back for renewals and by that time they will all be as clean as pamba. What NACADA and KBS need is a strict enforcement process where every brewer is visited at random and samples carried away for laboratory testing. Of course this wont happen and will likely become another eating avenue

Meanwhile, a manufacturer, identified as Comrade Investment, was blamed for producing two of the drinks that caused the deaths and its operating licence immediately cancelled.

Health Cabinet Secretary James Macharia said the two brands had up to 100 per cent methanol. Two owners were also arrested.

Sacramento Cane Spirit and Countryman were identified as being behind the deaths in Makueni, Kitui, Murang’a, Kiambu and Embu.

The products are manufactured by M/S Comrade Investments located in Kayole, Nairobi.

Other brands manufactured by the company include Hardyman Brandy, Hardyman Gin, Hardyman Vodka, Georges Vodka, Georges Brandy, Rhyneberg Brandy, Pamoja Brandy and Pamoja Gin.

“The results show high levels of methanol content which in normal circumstances is supposed to be at zero per cent. This is contrary to the provision of Section 5 of the Food, Drugs and Chemical Substance Act,” said Macharia.