Changaa

Changaa or Chang'aa is an illegal  alcoholic drink which is popular in Kenya. Distilled from grains like maize and sorghum, it is very potent. Its production and distribution is controlled in many cases by criminal gangs like the Mungiki. Many deaths have been caused by changaa contaminated by methanol.

Gang violence in the Nairobi slum of Mathare escalated after local brewers asked another gang to intervene against the Mungiki when they increased their "tax" on the drink.