Australian strategist and commentator Mark Pollard has raised fresh concerns about Kenyan liquor after revealing that he endured what he described as an intense 24-hour ordeal involving repeated vomiting and diarrhoea.
In a video shared on his social media platforms, Pollard said he had experienced two separate incidents within a period of just 10 days, which he associated with drinking some liquor in Kenya.
“Kenyan Liquor has a mind of its own,” Pollard said, before pointing to growing international concerns around the safety of alcohol.
He referenced reports about Kenya being placed on a UK watchlist and Rwanda taking action against some Kenyan liquor entering the country.
Pollard then detailed what he described as his most recent experience.
“Basically 24hrs of vomiting,” he said.
He recalled that during the first 12 hours, from Friday night into Saturday, he vomited approximately 15 times.
“I was taking a little bit of water to see if I could keep it down,” Pollard said, describing a night in which he was unable to eat and was repeatedly forced to the toilet.
He described the experience as a frustrating cycle.
“You sort of hit this rhythm,” he said. “You get about a 30 minute break, 60 minute break, your stomach bubbling up again and then boom, you go again.”
Pollard said the experience had left him questioning the quality and safety of some alcoholic drinks being sold in Kenya.
“It’s super frustrating,” he said, before making a direct appeal to the industry, “Please fix Kenyan liquor.”
His comments come at a time when authorities in the region are stepping up scrutiny of unsafe and illicit alcoholic beverages.
In Rwanda, authorities recently launched a campaign against illicit and adulterated alcoholic drinks, warning that beverages produced using harmful or unauthorised substances can cause serious illness, blindness and death.
Rwanda’s Ministry of Health reported 44 deaths between January and June 2026 linked to drinks adulterated with toxic substances.
The UK also currently warns travellers in Kenya about the dangers of methanol poisoning from alcoholic drinks, noting that even small amounts of methanol can be fatal and that it cannot be detected by taste or smell.
Pollard’s account, however, is a personal experience and does not establish that the liquor he consumed was contaminated or that it directly caused his illness.
