In Kenya Chang’aa is a spirit made from distilled grains like maize but is sometimes adulterated with petrol, methanol and even battery acid. Its nickname is “kill me fast”. It has been estimated that 5% of the population, or two and a half million people, are addicted (source NACADA). Continued consumption almost immediately leads to loss of bodily functions and in the longer term, forms of blindness and mental problems that mean habitual consumers frequently lose their jobs as a result. In Nyahururu in the Rift Valley is produced in isolated locations and used as a tradable commodity. In Nairobi business is booming above all in slums such as Kibera and Mlango Kubwa, where the children are often forced to witness or suffer violence and abuse. The government is trying to set up numerous rehabilitation centres all over the country