Maua,
Saturday April 27, 2024
KNA by Kamanja Maeria
The Njuri Ncheke council of elders, Meru county have vowed to root out brewing and consumption of illegal drinks in the area.
Led by the council chairman Linus Kathera, they maintained that the vice had not only made majority of local young men unable to carry out their daily responsibilities, but was enticing young boys to drop out of school.
“This menace has made our young men fail to work, hence can neither provide for their families nor fulfil their matrimonial roles, leading to family breakdowns and reduced economic activities, since majority of them have become unproductive,” said Kathera.
He further noted that the availability of cheap alcohol has specifically ruined the lives of boys who are leaders of tomorrow forcing many to drop out of the school.
“It is too sad to see our younger generation slowly being consumed by the alcohol monster, which has robbed them of the opportunity for a brighter future,’’ lamented the chairman, adding that they will not just sit back and watch a few profiteers from the illegal brews trade continue to threaten the future of their youths.
Speaking to KNA in Maua town, Kathera further urged the 47 county administrations and the national government not to relent in the ongoing crackdown against illicit brews, while calling for concerted efforts to safeguard the well-being of the Kenyan people.
Meanwhile, Njuri Ncheke is a traditional judicial and religious system in both Meru and Tharaka Nithi counties, whose jurisdiction is not only settlement of land disputes, intercommunity differences, performing spiritual acts, but also addresses the overall social well-being of the community.
It comprises of the senior most elders in the community, drawn from various age sets and age groups.
Their headquarters is based at Nchiru shrines, Tigania West sub county, where the elders normally gather to perform their rituals and even initiate new members including politicians and professionals like the former Meru governor Kiraitu Murungi and the former education CS Prof. Jacob Kaimenyi
Courtesy; KNA
