A group of reformed illicit brewers and alcoholics from Mosop constituency in Nandi County has urged those still in the trade of brewing illicit liquor to abandon it and turn to empowering economic activities.
The group that goes by the name Kebulonik reformed women group from Sangalo/Kebulonik ward in Mosop specializes in potato farming. Its members said they were once lost in the valley of brewing but the County government of Nandi through the National Agricultural and Rural Inclusive Growth Project (NAGRIP) came to their aid by funding them to venture in farming which has tremendously transformed their lives. The group comprising of 25 women resolved to ditch the illicit brew business for potato farming and are now reaping greatly through their hard work, “We saw that apart from destroying lives, the illicit brew business had no benefits at all thus we opted for farming instead after realizing its importance,” they said.
They pointed out that they are now able to educate their children and provide for their families accordingly through farming and that there is a need to sensitize people to embrace farming as a business. National Agricultural Growth and Rural Inclusive Growth Project (NAGRIP) is a project initiated by the national government, supported by the World Bank and implemented by County governments. Its objective is to increase agricultural productivity and profitability of rural communities in targeted Counties.