I Used to Drink 24 Beers in a Day, President Kenyatta's Niece Nana Gechaga Says of Her Battle with Alcoholism

President Kenyatta’s niece Nana Gecaga has opened up on being an alcoholic during her youthful years. She spoke about struggling with alcoholism when she appeared on NTV's Churchill show on Sunday.

Gecaga, who is now the Managing Director of Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC), says in the interview that she used to consume a crate of beer every day and a bottle of hard liquor on top of it. 

‘’Well it was 24 beers that's a crate a day and a half a bottle or full bottle of liquor,’’ says Gecaga.

She says she decided to quit taking alcohol at the age of 21 after living in the United Kingdom for about 10 years, a move that cost her many friends.

‘’It’s a very vicious circle, we all have challenges, we all have issues that we face, never judge a book by its cover. The one thing I can actually say to them is, tomorrow is another day and try to live or get to that day and never be ashamed or too proud to ask for support. Kenya has a lot of support and use it.” she says.

Gecaga recently celebrated her 40th birthday at a lavish invite-only, all-white party at the Billionaire Resort in Malindi.