Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has opened a three-day consultative forum in Naivasha on the fight against illicit brew and drug abuse.
Through his Twitter account, he said the fight is frustrated by a lack of effective and conflicting laws in the counties.
He said the meeting will help better address the challenge.
It was attended by MCAs, senators, investigative agencies, prosecutors, legal drafters, the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) and the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS).
Also present are officers from the Anti-Counterfeit Agency and other stakeholders from Kiambu, Murang'a, Nyandarua, Kirinyaga and Nyeri counties.
"The consultative forum will come up with uniform laws to guide the fight against illicit brews and substance abuse," Gachagua said.
In April, the DP ordered security agencies to crack down on illicit brew and hard substances in the aforementioned counties.
The fight is aimed at saving the region, as the young generation, which mainly indulges in illicit and second-generation alcohol, risks being wiped out.
"You have information on where the illicit brew is prepared. The National Government Administration Officers and police commanders must convene a meeting on Monday (April 17) and within a week shut down those dens permanently. You must ensure they do not reopen," he said.
He was speaking in Nyeri town during a high-level multisectoral consultative forum on ending illicit brew and substance abuse.
According to NACADA, alcohol abuse in the central region is a major problem, caused mainly by the high levels of consumption, ease of availability and affordability.
This ranged from 51.5 percent in Nyandarua to 75.4 percent in Kirinyaga.
A perception assessment by the authority indicates that more than 80 per cent of people feel second-generation alcohol consumption is on the rise.
In the five counties, there are 12,953 bars, bars and restaurants, and wines and spirits outlets.
