{"id":13357,"date":"2024-02-21T14:52:54","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T14:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/?p=13357"},"modified":"2024-02-21T14:52:55","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T14:52:55","slug":"police-officer-arrested-for-selling-and-distributing-liquor-in-kirinyaga-despite-closure-order-from-the-county-govenor-anne-waiguru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/?p=13357","title":{"rendered":"Police officer arrested for selling and distributing liquor in Kirinyaga despite closure order from the county govenor Anne Waiguru"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"302\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/images-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/images-3.jpg 302w, https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/images-3-300x166.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 302px) 100vw, 302px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Police officer arrested for selling and distributing liquor in Kirinyaga despite closure order from the county govenor Anne Waiguruofficer has been arrested in Kirinyaga County for violating Governor Anne Waiguru&#8217;s order to close all alcohol-selling establishments.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stanley Ithiru, a corporal at Gilgil Police Station, was detained at the Ithare Trading Centre in Kirinyaga East Sub-County, where he runs a pub and guest house.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He is currently being held at the Kianyaga Police Station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"163\" src=\"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Untitled-15.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Untitled-15.jpg 310w, https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Untitled-15-300x158.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">County Commissioner Hussein Allasow stated that the officer&#8217;s arrest followed public reports of the bar&#8217;s continued operation and distribution of local brews despite the County Government&#8217;s closure order dated February 19, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The officer&#8217;s arrest is part of a larger crackdown, with four other police officers detained in Ngurubani, Mwea East, for consuming alcohol at Mutitu Andei Bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dennis Muciimi, County Executive Committee Member for Sports, Culture, and Social Services, stated that the vetting process for bars, which is now in its second day, is proceeding 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