All four complained of severe abdominal pain and general weakness in the body, they died before being taken to the hospital.
Kimilili Sub-County Police Commandant Muita Marwa confirmed the incident, saying that several others had become ill.
He said that 13 more victims have been admitted to the Kimilili Sub-District Hospital in a serious condition after consuming alcohol.
On Tuesday, March 22, four people died after consuming illicit liquor in Canaan village of Kamukuywa ward of Kimilili assembly constituency.
Victims were reported to complain of abdominal pain and general body fatigue after drinking a decoction known locally as chaga in a den.
Witnesses claim that the three women and a man consumed alcohol, after which they were taken to a nearby clinic. One of the women was a liquor seller.
Kimilili Sub-County Police Commandant Muita Marwa said several others had become ill. He said 13 were taken to Kimilili Sub County Hospital in critical condition.
Addressing the media from his home, Richard Kasayi, a local resident, said he suspected what caused the four deaths, but was leaving it to authorities to investigate.
The butcher said he had heard word that someone may have poisoned the drink, which killed four people, including the brewer.
“Insemekana ni kama kuna mtu aliweka sumu kwa hiyo pombe. Ndiposa tunajaribu kuangalia hii sumu ilipatikana aje. Pia inachanganya ya kwamba insemakana walikunya hii pombe mahali tofauti. Sasa tunashindwa kujua ni nyumba ipi au kitu gani.” word that someone has mixed poison in the drink so we are trying to know from where the poison was brought.It is also confusing to know from where they brought the alcohol poison told about the victims It is known that they were in several strongholds in the area. Let us leave it all to the government to investigate them), the butcher said.
It is believed that intoxicants are mixed with alcohol, so that the drinkers become addicted to illicit liquor.
