July 28, 2010 8:06 PM

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Illegal local brew kills 19 in Nairobi

In Kenya, at least 19 people have died in a Nairobi slum after drinking illegal local brew, which may have been laced with chemicals to make it more potent.A government official said, 11 more people from the Kibera area were hospitalized, complaining of stomach pains after drinking the brew popularly known as changa'a. Police arrested 51 people during a raid for allegedly possessing changa'a.

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