Recalling the last moments of those killed by illicit brew

Mourners and relatives pray before the coffin carrying the body of Stanislaus Mayaya during a burial service at Kimara Stop Over in Dar es Salaam on Friday. Mayaya died after having taken illicit brew allegedly carrying chemicals unfit for human consumption. PHOTO | cITIZEN CORRESPONDENT

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  • “I didn’t take it seriously when my father told me that he could not see anymore because he was always a person who liked jokes. So, I just ‘upped’ and went to the market to buy some foodstuffs I could prepare for lunch,” Ms Mayaya narrated.

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