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Preparing Chang’aa

Preparing Chang'aa

The illicit brew, chang’aa is prepared at the Mathare River. 500 litres of water, sugar, molasses, and other chemicals are used to make one batch. The water from the river is used for cooling.

For more on Chang’aa see the Brewing Chang’aa photo.

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Richard Nyariki May 11th, 2007 at 10:15 pm

What other chemicals do they use to make the Batch. I am interested to know.

morgan wesonga Mar 17th, 2012 at 12:10 pm

is it good for under 18 to drank or to use alcohol?

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The Mwelu Foundation is a youth project based in the Mathare Valley slum in Nairobi, Kenya. We use photography and film production to document our lives and communicate our problems - and our hopes - to the wider world. We have set up a library and are taking positive steps to improve our livelihoods by building essential life skills. Through our initiatives we also hope that we can begin to displace the myth that slums like Mathare are dead-end places with no potential or home-grown talent.
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